Laughing Jack Carl Albert Shiraz 2018 clyde-park The 2019 Gemtree Obsidian Shiraz

The 2019 Gemtree Obsidian Shiraz boasts concentrated notes of dark chocolate and boysenberry complemented by subtle hints of French oak

This is a wine which evolves in the glass providing complexity and intrigue

lemony and refreshing with a nice length

When Khaledi first acquired the Oak Knoll vineyard

VITICULTURE: Produced from carefully selected parcels of grapes from Oatley family owned vineyards across a range of sites within the Mudgee region

Laughing Jack Carl Albert Shiraz 2018 clyde-park The 2019 Gemtree Obsidian ShirazOriginally an apricot orchard planted in the early 1900s, the rocky, east facing four acre Block 4 on Moppa Hill was replanted by Shawn and his team in 2003. At 400 metres above sea level, this is one of the highest and coolest sites in the western Barossa, so much so that the fruit here can struggle to ripen fully (as occurred in 2012) and its usually the last vineyard picked each year. The soils are stony, with red brown earth and layers of buckshot