Packaged in an attractive, tall, designer bottle, this deep ruby/purple-colored 2000 Shiraz Reserve displays a classy nose of vanilla, black cherries, cassis, and obvious wood. It is medium to full-bodied and nicely delineated/structured, with good sweetness, flesh, and purity. Although young and unevolved, this impeccably well-made Shiraz represents a hypothetical blend of French elegance with Australian ripeness and exuberance. Drink it over the next decade.Importer: Beringer-Blass Wine Estates, Napa, CA; tel. (707) 963-7115