Firm and precise, featuring spiced plum, licorice and chai tea notes on a smooth, creamy body, with firm tannins in the background. Everything is in balance on the finish, where a spicy accent kicks in. Drink now through 2025. 500 cases imported.??–MW??Region: Australia / Coonawarra Select to Add

Firm in texture, with a fine balance to the spicy, slightly burnt roasted beet and berry flavors, lingering well. Best after 2017. 500 cases imported.??–HS??Region: Australia / Coonawarra Select to Add

Medium garnet/purple, the 2012 Hyland Coonawarra Shiraz opens to scents of minted blackberries and black cherries accented by a pepper and spice undercurrent. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is savory with an herbal lift, medium levels of chunky tannins and a good length.

Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2012 Hyland Shiraz has a profound nose of ripe black cherries, mulberries and black plums with suggestions of baking spices, dried mint and black pepper. Medium to full-bodied with tons of juicy black fruit and menthol-laced flavors, it has a medium level of rounded tannins and a refreshing acid backbone, finishing with great length. Drink it now to 2020+. Imported by Old Bridge Cellars, Napa, CA; www.oldbridgecellars.com

Tight, minerally character surrounds a lithe core of red berry and chocolate flavors. Finishes with zing. Best from 2013 through 2018. 800 cases imported.??–HS??Region: Australia / Coonawarra Select to Add