2015 First Drop Fat of the Land Seppeltsfield Barossa Shiraz

The 2015 Fat of the Land Seppeltsfield Shiraz spent 20 months in hogsheads, and that oak influence shows in the smoky, grilled-meat aromas. Underneath, there's enough concentrated blackberry and raspberry notes to provide a sense of balance. Full-bodied and velvety, with a long, plush finish, it offers a lot to like.

Single vineyard wine from the good fellas at First Drop. Fat Of The Land one of the great Prodigy albums, and, as I said somewhere before, the track Diesel Power likely a good accompaniment to this wine, though that's not pejorative. Quietly, I love the track Narayan, though Smack My Bitch Up is one of the more extraordinary film clips of all time. Tough one to pick over. Hefty. bold wine from First Drop - with balance. And one of the heaviest bottles of all time containing it. Dense perfume showing a fog of cassis, blackberry nip, nougat, milk chocolate, cherry cola, liquorice and char. The palate has great concentration offering a mouth-staining wash of rich, ripe fruit flavor with embedded clove spice, vanillin licks, mocha tannins and a spike of lemony acidity to close. The feel, all up, is inky, lush, smooth as can be, warm and mouth-filling. It does its job well.

Full red colour with a tinge of purple. The bouquet lifted and slightly volatile from the high alcohol strength; the body very full and rich, dense, concentrated and sumptuously textured. A big, solid wine with great intensity, concentration and power. Impressive stuff; for long-term cellaring.