A prodigious, decadently rich effort, Oliverhill’s 2003 Shiraz Jimmy Section (15% alcohol) is a 100% Shiraz aged in French oak, of which one-third is new. It offers up a luxurious aromatic display of loamy earth, new saddle leather, blackberry liqueur, charcoal, and barbecue spices. Layered, chewy, full-bodied, and opulent with extravagant richness, sweet, supple tannin, and low acidity, this is a knock-out Shiraz to drink over the next 5-12 years. Importer: Ken Onish & John Gorman, Southern Starz, Huntington Beach, CA; tel. (714) 892-3030

Ripe, rich and chewy. Dense, with cherry, blackberry and dusky spice flavors emerging on the long finish with generosity and style. Hints at sweet, spicy oak as it lingers. Drink now through 2013. 1,500 cases made, 1,300 cases imported.??–HS??Region: Australia / McLaren Vale Select to Add

This is one sexy, concentrated wine. Aromas are rich and perfumed, featuring purple fruit and black pepper at the fore. It's still fairly tannic and young, but in a few years' time the purple fruit and wheat flour flavors will be showing beautlfully. ——D.T.(3/1/2005)—— 92