Ministry of Clouds, Shiraz, 2022

There are some wines that are great for dinner parties. Operate in the background, don't offend anyone - you know the sort.

And then there's the Ministry of Clouds. A wine so delicious that it simply must not be weaponised in a social situation.

Any conversation you try to start won't get off the ground because people will just be smacking their lips and musing 'mmmhm, that's nice'.

Ageing 1 year in hogshead oak, here's a deep fruit weight kept bright with savoury oaky notes.