My last tasting of this was as part of a vertical I hosted nearly two years ago. This was the group note from that event:
Tahbilk ‘Eric Stevens Purbrick’ Shiraz 2017: Purple colour. A nose of ripe red plums, vanilla, cloves, capsicum, nutmeg, five spice, white pepper and sour cherry. There’s more red plums and sour cherry on the palate, along with redcurrants. There’s a fair amount of acid, and the tannins are grippy. The wine has a slightly ferrous character, and some tasters noted salinity. Medium to long finish without being overly heavy, and quite balanced.
It's evolved somewhat since that last tasting. Decanted 3 hours before service. Colour hasn't changed much, and there's still plenty of ripe red plums and some redcurrant, pepper and spices on the nose. The palate is now showing some leather along with the red fruits and pepper / spice notes. Some cedar and vanilla, and a touch of choc mocha.The light ferrous character remains also. A little viscosity sits nicely alongside the tannic grip, and the wine glides towards a reasonably long finish. Not at all heavy (as before) and sits well in the medium bodied category.
Plenty of time left in this wine. But not this bottle. My partner has taken back the decanter, with intent
Cheers
Allan