Whalebone Vineyard is a cooler-climate vineyard in Wrattonbully (just north of Coonawarra) planted in 1974. The soil here is terra rossa over 36 million year-old limestone. Blended of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Shiraz and 10% Cabernet Franc, 2006 Whalebone Vineyard Cabernet Shiraz has a medium-deep garnet color and gamey / meaty aromas with an undercurrent of dried plums, kirsch, creme de cassis and underbrush plus a whiff of choco-mint. Full bodied with just enough expressive berry flesh, it offers a high level of grainy tannins, crisp acidity and a long finish that nicely combines fruit and savory layers. Delicious now, it should continue to drink well to 2020+. Tapanappa is a joint venture established in 2002 between the highly regarded winemaker / viticulturalist Brian Croser (ex Petaluma), Bollinger Champagne House and Jean-Michel Cazes from Chateau Lynch Bages. The simple, commendable focus here is on single vineyard wines adeptly forged from the ripe fruit of mature vines.Tiers Vineyard is a single vineyard planted in the Piccadilly Valley of Adelaide Hills at 450m altitude. It’s claimed to be cooler climate than Burgundy with unique 1.5 billion year-old calc-silicate rocks outcropping in the vineyard. Importer: Palm Bay Imports, Port Washington, NY. Tel. 1 800 872 5622