Lush and voluptuous, the 2001 Shiraz reveals a concentrated, heady, full-bodied personality with tremendously pure blackberry and cassis fruit intertwined with smoky oak and charcoal notes. This impressive, glycerin-filled, New World, full-throttle/pedal to the metal Shiraz may be over the top for some tasters, but it is stunning stuff made in a modern, fruit-driven, extravagantly rich style. Drink it over the next 10-12 years. Importer: Dan Philips, The Grateful Palate, Oxnard, CA; tel. (888) 472-5283

Ripe and generous, explosive with its blackberry, plum and chocolaty oak aromas and flavors, which persist on the finely tuned finish. Drink now through 2005. 2,200 cases made.??–HS??Region: Australia / Padthaway Select to Add