Gundog Estate Shiraz Marksman's

This took over a day to come together - on the first, the jangly acid overrode the fruit; on the second, the fruit and tertiary characteristics were more prominent but couldn't overcome the imbalance. Certainly complexity is not the issue - black cherry, clove, liquorice, olive, leather, black berry, earth - lots of interesting aromas. But it just doesn't come together as a balanced whole - its like the flavours are all disjointed. A bit difficult to like and one …

Aniseed/liquorice nose, a little astringent, hints of dark cherry acetone or maybe sour cherries, five spice, but somewhat overwhelmed by the brightness of the acidity/tang. A bit clunky and jangly, a little out of balance for mine