The spectacular, beautifully balanced, saturated black purple-colored 1999 Shiraz Reserve shows a terrific nose of floral notes intermixed with melted tar, roasted herbs, black fruits, and smoke. The wine has wonderful sweetness because of the high level of glycerin in the attack, a seamless mid-palate and finish, with beautifully integrated alcohol, tannin, and acidity. It is layered, rich, not huge, but gorgeously proportioned and persuasive. Give it another 1-2 years of cellaring and drink it over the following 14-15 years. Importer: Dan Philips, The Grateful Palate, Oxnard, CA; tel. (888) 472-5283

Supple, rich and ripe, with a distinctively charry, peppery edge to the cushiony-soft black cherry, plum and cooked-rhubarb flavors, all of which swirl attractively through the finish. Tannins are beautifully integrated. Drink now through 2009. 774 cases made, 500 cases imported.??–HS??Region: Australia / Padthaway Select to Add