This Shiraz has some reticence, an appealing trait to go along with its ripe blackberry, cherry jam and tobacco flavors, balanced with a lacy line of acidity and refined tannins. Drink now through 2013. 3,000 cases imported.??–HS??Region: Australia / Clare Valley Select to Add

Taylor’s (marketed as Wakefield internationally) seems to be on a roll. This is a complex, multidimensional Shiraz laced with nuances ranging from mulberry and plum to meat and spice and on to coffee and black olive. It’s medium-bodied, with tannins that are supple enough to make it approachable right away.——J.C.(7/28/2008)—— 91