Grant Burge’s 2005 Meshach Shiraz casts a very deep garnet color and has an evolving nose of mulberries, dried cherries, tobacco, espresso, dried leaves and spices. The opulently fruited, full bodied palate provides layers of clove, cumin and cinnamon flavors amongst the dried fruits with high acid and firm chewy tannins to support, finishing long. Drinking nicely now, it should cellar to 2021+. Importer: Wilson Daniels Ltd., St. Helena, CA; www.wilsondaniels.com

As might be expected from a wine not to be released until 2010, this is showing little development or complexity at this stage. What it does have is bountiful raspberry and blueberry fruit and lashings of vanilla, caramel and cedar. Should be a good one down the road.