The 2017 Big Easy is arguably the most serious & riveting vintage yet. The dry vintage was conducive to producing a superbly concentrated, beguiling wines that dazzle the senses. It is a shade darker with a black core, offering a brooding nose that takes time to unfold. Complexity is revealed with elegantly ripe blackberry, liquorice, fine Chinese spice & smoked herbs. A majority of Shiraz cloaks the palate with fruit-laden tannins, covered in melted milk chocolate & Morello cherries. 20% Cabernet Sauvignon adds a backbone of minerality & definition, while equal parts of Cinsault, Mouvdre, Grenache & Viognier add a Mediterranean feel. It shows solid grip & power in its youth, suggesting up to a decade of maturation.