A wine named after John Shafer's first tractor, the TD-9. The wine has a deep ruby colour with purple highlights. On the nose the wine is intense with notes of dark cherry, blackberry and overripe raspberry, complemented by hints of spice, cedar and humidor. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied with aromas of ripe dark fruit, sweet spice and earthy notes of freshly ploughed arable land and forest undergrowth. The wine has firm tannins, juicy acidity and a very long, savoury finish.