Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. Shiraz. 13.4%. Diam. Approx $A60.The back label and in particular this one line caught my attention - Grown on the estate and made by Phillip Jones at Bass Phillip.
As to the package, it's the only bottle I've come across which is sealed with two capsules. First something red and foil and atop this, a second, black and waxen. It's a curious decision and clearly a case of form before function. The wine itself is likely to divide. You can smell and taste the decisions and in particular what I would assume is Brettanomyces. It smells wild and spiced, there is a note of stems and then it's all animal; saddle and hide, small goods and game, but also a less flattering suggestion of sticking plaster to off set the peppercorns, aniseed and licorice. Quite rasping and adhesive in the mouth, though this does subside. It is not an unpleasant wine with its rustic and primal edge, but on this, and most other nights I'd prefer something with more charm, poise and cleanliness.
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