Deep garnet with a hint of purple in its color, the 2009 Pillar Box Reserve Cabernet Shiraz offers intense notes of blackberry preserves and kirsch with nuances of star anise, mocha and damp loam plus a whiff of bay leaf. Full-bodied with plenty of ripe warm berry and baking spice flavors, it is well-structured with crisp acid and rounded tannins. The finish is long and spicy. Drink this one now through 2015. Importer: Quintessential Wines, Napa, CA; tel. (914) 725-3479