Medium-bodied, with meaty, peppery notes on the nose, this Shiraz (90%)-Viognier (10%) has loads of raspberry, plum and blackberry fruit, and toasty oak notes that start at midpalate and just keep on going. Though it’s built (and priced) to last for a few years, it’s just as tempting to open it now. ——W.E.(5/1/2003)—— 89