The 2000 Shiraz may be the finest Shiraz yet tasted from Dalwhinnie. Unlike South Australia, 2000 was a great vintage in the Pyrenees, and this offering possesses terrific flavor purity, wonderful density, elegance combined with power, and notes of bacon fat interwoven with creme de cassis, blackberries, licorice, and minerals. The finish is exceptionally pure and persistent. Anticipated maturity: now-2012. Importer: Ted Schrauth, Old Vines Australia, imported by Epic Wines, Santa Cruz, CA, tel. (831) 689-9080; Commonwealth Wines, Mansfield, MA, tel. (508) 261-9300; and Domaine Select, New York, NY, tel. (212) 279-0799