The 2008 Shiraz has a deep garnet-purple color and medium pronounced warm blackberry and cassis notes, displaying supporting notes of baking spices, damp earth, licorice and cigar boxes. Full and densely packed with juicy fruit in the mouth, it has very high acid and a firm level of chewy tannins, finishing long. Drink this one now through 2016. Long firm level of chewy tannins. Importer: American Estate Wines, Summit, NJ; tel: (908) 273-5060

Dark, ripe and focused, channeling its smoky blackberry and licorice flavors into a tight beam that lingers against refined tannins. Best from 2014 through 2020. 200 cases imported.??–HS??Region: Australia / Barossa / Barossa Valley Select to Add