Binder Mitchell Dovetail SGM 2003, South Australia

A blend of shiraz, grenache and mataro (mouvedre). I thought I would mention this wine as it was an interesting example of the use of screw caps on a red wine. Initially this wine was fairly closed and one dimensional. It had some pepper and blueberry aromas and the mataro showed a lot of meatiness on the palate. The tannins were also quite powdery and the palate dominated across the middle. With some air the wine opened up more showing some lovely vanillin oak integration and the palate became smoother showing more balanced fruit. It was an interesting exercise and the wine was quite nice, but probably not as good value as some of the other wines we have bought of Grays Online.