Perhaps the greatest wine package ever. The brilliant Hungarian artist Istvan Orosz mastered the art of anamorphosis, a style of optical distortion used by artists from the Renaissance to Salvador Dali. We were able to turn the wine bottle into a mirror by manufacturing a metal sleeve. Each bottle of wine comes with a poster. The poster shows a boy holding a glass of wine in a forest. But, when the bottle is set in the center of the poster, the reflection in the bottle transforms from the poster into the image of the God of wine, Bacchus. I don’t think I ever presented this wine without making a sale. The wine is 100% Shiraz from a stunning old vine Northern Barossa vineyard from a superb vintage. 96-99 points from Robert Parker. I've held the last six of these wines in my cellar for over ten years. The bottle comes in a cloth sleeve inside and spectacular box. The experience is more of a work of art than a bottle of wine.
Wines: Shiraz
Place: Barossa Valley, Australia
Winery: R Wines, Australia
Designer: Istvan Orosz, Budapest
Availability: Limited.