Testify ‘Red’ 2020

Testify Red 18

Daniel Brennan’s ‘Big red’ of his stable of Testify/Decibel/Giunta wines. This year it is still Gimblett Gravels fruit, but with 20% Merlot joining the Malbec party. A dense dark purple in the glass, with bold aromatics of damson, black cherry, cloves, liquorice, chestnut, bramble, orange rind, sumac and wood smoke. Concentrated and robust on the palate, with weight and texture. Plenty of fine, flinty tannins and savoury notes of black tea, tapenade, salami and roasted coffee bean. Beautiful, latent acidity keeps the flavours pumping through to the lengthy, spicy finish. 94pts

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