Rusden, Black Guts Shiraz other_regions_italy Lacks the complexity of the

Lacks the complexity of the Calon Ségur 1998 tasted immediately beforehand but it certainly isn't tired in any way

muscular and balanced finale where a hint of austerity slowly emerges

(from young vines)

with a long chassis of fine-grained tannins

Quite massive and popular

Rusden, Black Guts Shiraz other_regions_italy Lacks the complexity of theCoffee, dark chocolate, earth and mushroom. This has aged really well, with long, musty complexity on the palate. The fruit is dried up, but has a preserved, porty sort of power to it. This is a great vindication of how well those 'Parkerised' styles can age, in fact. Long, balanced, authentic. (RH)