Organic, single-vineyard, 35-year-old vines; 12 months in 50% one-year-old French oak, the rest older. There’s a darkness of fruit and spice to this, but it’s not bullish or buxom with it. Anise, coffee bean, tar, blueberry and black olive all have their say across the black/red brambly but lithe fruit profile, some violet and iodine perfuming. It’s engagingly aromatic, the right amount of moody, and the balance of vibrancy and earthy reserve is spot-on. A very fine release.
95 points - Gold.
Marcus Ellis, Halliday Wine Companion
Battle of Bosworth Chanticleer Single Vineyard
Chanticleer shows red fruits and is a lovely juicy wine, with a hint of blue fruits on the nose. It has a full blue-fruit palate and is a wonderful layered wine with a hint of dark chocolate and pepper too
Organic, single-vineyard, 35-year-old vines; 12 months in 50% one-year-old French oak, the rest older. There’s a darkness of fruit and spice to this, but it’s not bullish or buxom with it. Anise, coffee bean, tar, blueberry and black olive all have their say across the black/red brambly but lithe fruit profile, some violet and iodine perfuming. It’s engagingly aromatic, the right amount of moody, and the balance of vibrancy and earthy reserve is spot-on. A very fine release.
95 points - Gold.
Marcus Ellis, Halliday Wine Companion
