Mitolo "Savitar" Shiraz McLaren Vale 2004

Saturated purple/red.

Extremely dense nose - with a powdered cocoa element that reminds me of the '04 Amon-Ra Godolphin. A huge, aromatic, mass. Currently undifferentiated.

Huge breadth and depth in the mouth also, with a moderate saline/acid edge. Reasonably refined, but this is a bulk-based effort. Impressive, but what the hell are you going to do with it? I seriously doubt that any interesting complexity will develop with more bottle time.

Day 4 - Deep, huge and refined. No complexity, but not hard to enjoy.

$65