Firm and decidedly dense and earthy, with spice, dried tobacco and toasted herb notes to complement dried berry and spiced plum accents. Leans into minerally accents and additional spice and earthy details on the finish. Drink now through 2039. 2,544 cases made, 200 cases imported.??–MW??Region: Australia / Barossa Select to Add

Dense espresso, dried berry flavors and fresh loamy earth notes compliment the cherry, plum and dried blueberry notes in this red, with pepper and spice lingering on the firm, gripping finish. Drink now. 1,500 cases made, 20 cases imported.??–MW??Region: Australia / Barossa Select to Add

The 2016 Meshach Shiraz is a blend of several old-vine parcels located between Rowland Flat and Tanunda and yields that average between one and two tonnes per acre. Matured a year and a half in 18% new French oak hogsheads, with the balance from second to sixth use, it exhibits aromas of cigar box (vanilla, cedar and spice) alongside ripe blackberry and mulberry fruit. Full-bodied, velvety and rich, it's tannic and built to age but isn't entirely unapproachable. With its concentration and length, it looks to have solid aging potential—up to 15 years or more.

From a slightly cooler vintage, the 2012 Meshach Shiraz delivers more spice and red-berried fruit than the 2016. Vanilla and cedar notes accent raspberries on the nose, while the medium to full-bodied palate remains a bit tight and closed. This was looking better on the second day the bottle was open—more relaxed and welcoming, with a soft wash of dusty tannins on the long finish.

Medium garnet in color, the 2010 Shiraz Meshach reveals notes of black cherry compote, dried plums, mulberries and spice cake with hints of smoky bacon, cloves and Szechuan pepper. Medium-bodied, the palate is slowly evolving in typical Meshach fashion into an elegant expression of classic Barossa Shiraz with plenty of exotic spices to match the intense fruit swaddled by velvety tannins and a finish of great length.