Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2010 Burton’s Vineyard Grenache gives aromas of kirsch, raspberry preserves and blackberry compote with hints of mandarin peel, baking spices and yeast extract plus a whiff of dusty earth. Full bodied and with mouth filling ripe berry flavors, it has very crisp acidity to give lift and a medium to firm level of chewy tannins lending texture through the long spicy finish. Drink it now to 2018+. Importer: The Ravensvale Group, Naples, FL

The 2006 Burton’s Grenache (55%)-Shiraz (44%) includes a drop of Viognier in the blend. The Grenache component was sourced from a vineyard planted by Richard Hamilton’s father in 1947. The wine was aged for 22 months in mostly new French oak. Deep crimson-colored, the nose reveals smoke, cedar, black cherry, and blueberry. This leads to a medium to full-bodied elegant wine with fleshy berry fruit, soft acidity, and enough silky tannin to evolve for 2-3 years. Drink this lengthy effort from 2010 to 2018. Importer: Jane Delaney, The Ravensvale Group, Naples, FL; tel. (800) 580-0052

Tasted from barrel, the 2005 Grenache/Shiraz Reserve Burton’s Vineyard (53% Grenache and 47% Shiraz) does not have the volume and texture I expected from this blend and geographic region, but it is an elegant, restrained, muted, deep ruby-colored effort displaying spicy, peppery, cherry and black fruit aromas. Medium-bodied and deep, with crisp acidity, but not the opulence normally found in McLaren Vale Grenache and Shiraz, it should be consumed over the next 3-5 years. Importer: Jane Delaney, The Ravensvale Group, Greenwich, CT; tel. (800) 580-0052

The exceptional 2004 Grenache/Shiraz Reserve Burton’s Vineyard (59% and 41% respectively) boasts gorgeously sweet, pure, black raspberry, strawberry, and blackberry fruit interwoven with violet and spice box notes. With great fruit on the attack, medium to full body, a heady, concentrated, rich mouthfeel, and a long finish, it can be enjoyed over the next decade. Importer: Jane Delaney, The Ravensvale Group, Greenwich, CT; tel. (800) 580-0052

Serious and complete is the substantial, but impeccably well-balanced 2003 Grenache/Shiraz Reserve Burton’s Vineyard (53% Grenache and 47% Shiraz). Its deep ruby hue is followed by a big, sweet nose of strawberry and cherry jam intermixed with notions of blackberries, licorice, smoke, and dried herbs. This full-bodied, opulent 2003 should last for at least a decade. Importer: Jane Delaney, The Ravensvale Group, Greenwich, CT; tel. (800) 580-0052