Black licorice, sage and Earl Grey tea flavors are dense and have a savory detail of minerality, mingling with plum, cherry spice and cigar box cedary notes on the finish. Drink now through 2030. 1,000 cases made, 300 cases imported.??–MW??Region: Australia / McLaren Vale Select to Add

A blend of 85% Shiraz, 15% Petit Sirah, the 2009 Z-Force displays a very deep garnet-purple color and aromas of spiced blackberries, black cherries and warm plums over cloves, licorice and chocolate box. Very full bodied and densely packed with taut, youthful fruit, it has a medium to firm level of grainy tannins and enlivening acid, finishing long. Approachable now, it should drink to 2018+. Importer: Old Bridge Cellars, Napa, CA; www.oldbridgecellars.com