A terrific buy, the dense purple-colored 1998 Shiraz The Alliance (just under 2,000 cases produced) reveals a fat, blackberry/cassis-scented and flavored personality, immense body, low acidity, sweet tannin, and subtle integrated wood. This fruit and glycerin-driven, blockbuster Shiraz should drink well for 10-15 years.Importer: Dan Philips, The Grateful Palate, Oxnard, CA; tel. (888) 472-5283