Jackson Brooke 'Westgate Vineyard' Shiraz 2021 Size::1 Bottle with surprising complexity

with surprising complexity

Even at this humble level the Oratoire vines yield just 30 hectolitres per hectare

herbs and spice

complex and elegant with the ageing

The hand picked fruit from the 1954 planted Churinga vineyard Riesling

Jackson Brooke 'Westgate Vineyard' Shiraz 2021 Size::1 Bottle with surprising complexityThe Westgate vineyard in the Grampians is renowned for making some tip top wines, and this is no exception. Its ripe and juicy, coming across like strawberry topping after opening, with a burst of raspberry, blackberry, pepper, plum, spice and clove. Like the Meunier, it turns more savoury after some air time, but the fruit never leaves, instead singing at a higher pitch if drunk with some food (I had Hungarian goulash). Despite the 14. 5% alcohol,