This 2019 Prodigy Shiraz is a remarkably sophisticated expression of Coonawarra Shiraz. While the region is best known for its terra rossa soil and powerful, age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignons, the Shirazes sometimes bask in the shade. Here, the (in majority) French oak maturation vessels (where the wine spent just over 18 months) dictate the future of the wine, charting the careful course through blood plum, raw cocoa, mulberries, lashings of crispy bacon fat and a slick of fresh maple. The tannins do not encase the wine so much as they permeate every corner of it, like a fine web. This is a joy and a pleasure to drink: wisps of flavor curl through the long finish, leaving little memories of the beauty that just was.

After 36 months in barrel and another couple of years in bottle, the 2012 Prodigy Shiraz is marked by cedary oak. Cherries (red and black) form the core of this medium to full-bodied wine, supported by supple fruit tannins and slightly dusty, drying wood tannins. Drink up.

Soft and ripe, this is generous with its spicy, toasted bread–accented blackberry flavors, finishing rich and supple. Drink now through 2016. 1,500 cases made, 50 cases imported.??–HS??Region: Australia / Coonawarra Select to Add

Deep garnet-purple and showing aromas of warm black fruits, spices and licorice alongside nuances of anise, blueberries, charcoal and earth, the 2008 Prodigy Shiraz has a densely packed, medium to full-bodied frame draped with opulent fruit concentration, medium-firm levels of rounded tannins and a very long finish. Drink it now to 2024+. Imported by Freixenet USA Inc., Sonoma, CA