The 2001 Shiraz Fleurieu reveals surprising elegance for a South Australia wine as well as a bouquet of sweet blackberries and currants intermixed with hints of licorice, camphor, and damp earth. With beautiful texture, elegance, and a medium to full-bodied finish with well-integrated tannin and acidity, it should drink well for 5-7 years. Importer: Ken Onish & John Gorman, Southern Starz, Huntington Beach, CA; tel. (714) 892-3030

Supple in texture, tangy with a sharp touch of acidity to balance the mint, pepper and cherry flavors, more Rh?ne-like than Aussie. Drink now through 2006. 800 cases made.??–HS??Region: Australia / Fleurieu Select to Add