Sunnycliff Estate Shiraz Cabernet Murray-Darling, 2019

Juicy blackberry fruits on the nose and in the mouth, this is a medium bodied wine with lots of vibrancy, tangy character and a grainy texture. Sunnycliff Estate vineyards lie around the Murray River – the longest river in Australia stretching 2,400 kilometres. Together with the Darling River they form the Murray-Darling basin, which provides much needed water for irrigation in the hot dry climate. Without it, viticulture would simply not be possible. 2019 was especially dry and hot with, only 23 millimetres of spring rainfall and 50 millimetres throughout summer. Fruit quality turned out excellent.