A blend of fruit from three historic vineyards in three separate parts of Barossa, the 2015 Ares Shiraz is a top-flight effort. Loaded with vanilla and red currants on the nose, it's a full-bodied, rich, velvety wine, perhaps a bit open-knit for truly long-term cellaring but flashy and attractive now and over the next decade or so. Fine notes of baking spices bring complexity to the red fruits on the long, crisp finish.

Bold and expressive, featuring a powerful mix of black walnut liqueur, dark chocolate, Earl Grey tea and kirsch flavors, set on a dense but polished frame, with spice and tobacco notes that sail through the long, complex finish. Drink now through 2034. 1,000 cases made, 100 cases imported.??–MW??Region: Australia / Barossa / Barossa Valley Select to Add