Longwood’s 2008 Reserve Shiraz was aged in a mix of new and used French and American oak for 17 months. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it offers up a brooding bouquet of Asian spices, incense, black raspberry, boysenberry, and blueberry preserves. Medium to full-bodied and mouth-filling on the palate, it is intense, concentrated, and layered with savory fruit. Long in the finish, it will drink well now through 2018.Importer: Southern Starz, Huntington Beach, CA; tel. (714) 892-3030