Kaleidoscope Horizons McLaren Vale Red Blend

Good wine with strong red fruits. Still quite young with some acidity.

Instantly this is reminiscent of Samuels Gorge winemaking. The wine immediately shows its jubey, floral and red-fruited nature from the get-go, in saying that there is far more to it. At first the wine showed some really sweet red fruit with strawberry liquor, cherry and rhubarb. In kicks secondary characters and it changes with nearly every sip and swirl. Eucalypt, musk and old polished wood redolent of your grandparents old leather and wardrobes. One thing I've noticed to be similar amongst the Samuels range is nearly an identical tannic presence. It slips away within seconds giving way and allowing the fruit to take control. There's a mandarin peel like aroma with a lot of their wines, this time it's in a sugary form, like using the skins of a mandarin to make cordial. The palate is a mix of red and black fruits but shows some smoky oak and cola character. The acid is juicy but not particularly assertive. The confusing thing about this wine is how often it changes profile. In the time writing this it has turned to a medicinal cherry and sage character that leaps out of the glass