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