2010 Hunter Valley Brokenwood Mistress Block Vineyard Shiraz

The 2010 Hunter Valley Brokenwood Mistress Block Vineyard Shiraz's 'heaviness' as a bottle is in sync with its 'weightiness' as a shiraz. I am always on the lookout for 'smooth'. And although this has no aroma to speak of (Unless it is hay! And I love the smell of hay.), all is forgiven. But perhaps, on a revisit, there is a forceful fluttering of vanilla in aroma and on the palate. A faultless ruby colour with a slip-down palate. I can tell you: a red that you don't think about (in winter) as it falls effortlessly down the throat. My god: the definition of a gift. One could die and think: ok, all is good.