Wild Duck Creek Duck Muck 2015

Is this the darkest Shiraz wine in the world? Supremely complex nose of blue, black and red fruits, dried flowers, chocolate, tar and cinnamon. Rich and full bodied, this is amazing. Perfectly ripe, but no sense of porty or jammy fruit. Takes hold of you, insistent, like a hug from a beautiful, voluptuous woman. I certainly didn’t want the hug to end. The fine perfectly integrated tannins are present from the moment the wine grabs you through to the monumental finish. The greatest plus size wine I have ever tasted.

Well. This needs a warning sign or something. Massive wine. Concentrated to almost porty character, does show some swirl of chewy-chalky tannins, so very inky, slick, Ribena and blackberry nip, cassis, kirsch, all the sweet berry boozes rolled into a plate of garam masala spice. Does all this well. Some magic in that. Multi-dimensional – flavour, texture, and may just take you there drinking it. Strap in. Impressive capture of humongous fruit and oak, so dense, so big, such an experience. 95 Points – Mike Bennie, The Wine Front

Cane pruned, shoot thinned, and fruit thinned to try and achieve the perfect balance in any particular vintage. The fruit is then picked and partly destemmed into small open top fermenters. The Original Vineyard Shiraz having 30% whole bunches left in the ferment. The wine is then gently basket pressed into 100% new Dominique Laurent barriques and matured for up to 27 months. Duck Muck when bottled is extraordinarily intense, with layers of texture, wonderfully complex aroma, and incredible length and depth.

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