Brokenwood

Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz

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  Vintage 2009
  96 points The Wine Front

Gee, by crikey, by Jingos I'll tell you what! They've turned out a pretty fine Graveyard this vintage. A classic middle weight Hunter with appreciably better oak treatment. The overarching impression it gives you is one of balance. It's impeccable. Blue fruit, licorice, a little pepper and earth with a gentle charry sauciness. Oak is downplayed this year adding just a kiss of vanilla. Medium weight with fine grained tannin and balanced acidity it fills the mouth with a smooth and effortless charm. The pitch and length all just so - harmony. On a second day's tasting it developed a little more Hunter leather and coal (although I reckon they have had quite enough of that already). It would be foolish to drink this now - wait at least ten, or even twenty years, for it to show its best.

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  Vintage 2006
  96 points Halliday Wine Companion

...has every bit of the intensity and structure expected of this wine, with a mix of red cherry, blackberry, French oak and a lilting finish thanks to spot-on acidity.