Grant Burge’s best known wine, The Holy Trinity, is an SGM blend. The 2003 The Holy Trinity is composed of 39% Grenache, 37% Shiraz, and 24% Mourvedre. It presents an enticing nose of earth, garrigue, sage, lavender, black cherry, and black raspberry. Fleshy, ripe, and full-flavored, it is slightly narrow in the finish. Drink it over the next 10 years. Grant Burge and Burge Family Winemakers have a familial but not philosophical connection. One is big, the other an artisanal, hands-on operation. Not that big is bad as this Grant Burge lineup demonstrated.Importer: Wilson-Daniels, Helena, CA; www.grantburgewines.com.au

The 2003 Holy Trinity is slightly bigger and riper than the extremely stylish 2002, but also a touch less complex. Cedar and dried spice notes frame cherry and raspberry fruit, which turns crisp and shows some firm tannins on the finish. A blend of Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvedre. Drink now–2012.——J.C.(11/1/2007)—— 89