The latter half of the 1999 growing season was bright and sunny with ideal conditions for red grape ripening. It became clear during March of 1999 that the Shiraz at Station 4 on the Howard Park Leston Vineyard in Margaret River was demonstrating.

The nose is tightly coiled spring of restraint belying the wine’s youth. Waiting to emerge is a dark and dense array of fruit characters.

The oak spells class as it holds the whole nose together. On the palate the fruit characters follow through with lovely cedar oak as a backdrop. The tannins are ripe and silky providing great structure to the wine that augers well for bottle age development. This is a wine with great potential; it is restrained and reeks of class.

Rich sweet plums with black forest cake and hints of spice.