Powell & Son, Marananga Kraehe Shiraz Vintage:2016 leather and spice flavors prevail

leather and spice flavors prevail as this tightens up on the finish

A truly outstanding wine

it has notes of apricot

which come from vineyards bordering Chateauneuf du Pape (identical terroir

It's hard to see the fruit lasting long enough for the oak to every truly integrate

Powell & Son, Marananga Kraehe Shiraz Vintage:2016 leather and spice flavors prevailFrom a tiny, one hectare, 110 year old vineyard in Barossa Valleys Marananga subregion, the 2015 Kraehe Shiraz (pronounced kray) has a deep garnet purple color and profoundly scented nose of blackberry and blueberry preserves, dried plums and mulberries with salami and fertile earth undertones, plus hints of marmite toast, asphalt and licorice. The full bodied palate packs in the flavor layers with the voluptuous fruit superbly framed by firm, rounded