Fighting Gully Road 'La Longa' Sangiovese 2017

"The second release in the reserve Black Label range; what sets it apart is the overall restraint, especially in ripeness and the wine's underlying tension. Excellent fruit but more a savoury defined wine: earthy, new leather, oak spice, black cherries and pips, Italian bitter herbs, steely and energetic with precision tannins. This is outstanding Australian sangiovese." Rating: 97 points. Jane Faulkner, James Halliday's Wine Companion.

"The colour is light-ruby to brick-red with the merest tint of purple. The bouquet has leather, earth, pepper and oaky nuances, the palate intense and drying, with abundant soft earthy tannins and good length. Don't look for fruitiness here: it's the opposite, although it doesn't lack fruit. It is an unapologetic savoury, Italianate style of red wine. And very good. It unfolds great depths of complex flavour the longer you sip, and the aftertaste rolls on for a very long time." Rating: 95 Points.  Huon Hooke