Eloquesta Winter Harvest Shiraz 2018 from Mudgee is a deeply indulgent late‑harvest Shiraz, picked as the leaves drop and the bunches slowly raisin on the vine, concentrating flavour into a rich, seamless, winter‑hug style of red. It’s a hand‑made, marathon‑aged wine that feels plush, complex and wonderfully comforting from first sip to last.

In the glass, Eloquesta Winter Harvest Shiraz 2018 shows red and purple fruit compote – plum, cherry, blackberry and even a touch of blackcurrant syrup – rolling into plum pudding, dusty cherries, floral pipe tobacco, monte carlo biscuit and fruit leather. The palate has rich acid length with fine, elegant tannins and no hard edges, just stylish, lingering flavour.

This Winter Harvest Shiraz is sensational with rum‑raisin chocolate, a well‑seasoned ribeye or kangaroo, and it absolutely sings with slow‑cooked beef dishes or hard, nutty cheeses. It’s the kind of cosy, fireside red you open with great company and a great mood, knowing the bottle will disappear far too quickly.