Co-fermented with 1% Marsanne, the fabulous 2004 Shiraz boasts a dense purple color as well as a big, sweet nose of blackberries, toasty French oak, licorice, and new saddle leather. Full-bodied, rich, and heady, with loads of glycerin, silky tannin, and a blockbuster finish, it should be drunk over the next decade. Importer: George Galey, American Estates Wines, Summit, NJ; tel. (908) 273-5060

Ripe, dense and chewy, with dried cherry, blackberry and licorice flavors competing for attention with dense tannins that carry it all, along with toasty oak, through a long, chewy finish. Best after 2010. 800 cases imported.??–HS??Region: Australia / Barossa / Barossa Valley Select to Add