Brokenwood Verona Vineyard Shiraz 2009

The Graveyard Vineyard is the jewel in the crown for Brokenwood but the Verona Vineyard is just across the road.  The vineyard was planted in 1968 from cutting from the oldest vines from the region.  The soil types are the same as the Graveyard vineyard so the wines should share some similarities. The only problem is working out if I should buy Verona or Graveyard. Why not both?

Brokenwood Verona Vineyard Shiraz 2009

The wine definitely shares some flavour and structural facets but those aspects are toned down a notch in this wine. This wine has those lovely medium bodied flavours of chocolate flakes and exotic Indian spice rolling in the deep of the night with savoury herbs and dried clay.  The wine seems to flow from flavour to flavour in such a mesmerising manner that I hardly notice the glass draining in front of my eyes. This is so beautiful to watch but I get the feeling that I should stash this away for 10 years so it can show its true colours.

Alcohol: 13.5%
Price: $50
Rated: 91 +
Drink: Beautiful Now but watch out for it from 2019 on to about 2033