2017 Avon Brae 'Moculta'
Grape (s): Shiraz
Producer: Avon Brae, Eden Valley, South Australia
Where: online, local importer
This premium wine winner (literally, it has medals) arrived from the cool Barossa Ranges of Eden Valley to make a statement: look at me. I said Look (snap) At (snap) Me (snap). It's bold and BLOOD RED. Violets, chocolate, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla, plum jam and black cherry with an umami on the nose that says "drink me and I'll prove it to you". This wine is dry and smooth as silk with a strong acidity and finesse, finesse, finesse.