Ripe and open-textured, not weighty but focused and dense, with dark berry, plum and spice flavors, lingering nicely on the finish against fine tannins and a bay leaf note. Drink now through 2014. 250 cases made, 250 cases imported.??–HS??Region: Australia / Barossa Select to Add

Full-bodied and velvety in texture, this wine shows plenty of oak, but it’s high-class oak, all cedar, spice and vanilla, wrapped around a core of cassis, with some brighter fruit tones sneaking in as well. Drink now–2015.——J.C.(11/1/2010)—— 90