Earthy and peppery with red pepper and berry flavors. Best after 2006. 540 cases made.??–HS??Region: Australia / Barossa / Barossa Valley Select to Add

This vintage, this Shiraz isn’t filtered. It’s elegant, and not an unruly blockbuster as many other ’02s are, with juicy black fruit and a little buttercream for good measure. Its chalky tannins are lovely. Drinkable soon; give it six months to a year, at least, to settle down. ——D.T.(2/1/2004)—— 92