description: Some Australian wineries are still “overdelivering,” as they like to say, and this round of Gemtree releases are a good example of that. The 2008 Bloodstone features flagrant vanilla aromas, but balances those with cracked pepper and grilled meat notes, red berries and traces of coffee and olive. The tannins of this full-bodied red are creamy soft, turning just slightly dusty on the finish. Drink now–2016.
variety: Shiraz-Viognier
designation: Bloodstone