Rusden, Black Guts Shiraz other_regions_italy with this bottling using fruit

with this bottling using fruit from both the rocky

Lacks the complexity of the Calon Ségur 1998 tasted immediately beforehand but it certainly isn't tired in any way

Quite massive and popular

(from young vines)

muscular and balanced finale where a hint of austerity slowly emerges

Rusden, Black Guts Shiraz other_regions_italy with this bottling using fruitCoffee, dark chocolate, earth and mushroom. This has aged really well, with long, musty complexity on the palate. The fruit is dried up, but has a preserved, porty sort of power to it. This is a great vindication of how well those 'Parkerised' styles can age, in fact. Long, balanced, authentic. (RH)