The 2009 Shiraz has a very deep garnet-purple color and intensely spicy, warm blackberry nose with a hint of lavender. Full, crisp and ripe, it has a moderate level of chunky tannins and some vanilla jutting out in the finish. Drink it now through 2013. Importer: Quintessential Wines, Napa, CA; tel. (914) 725-3479

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2008 Estate Shiraz offers moderately pronounced aromas of black plums and cherries over mulberries, black pepper, spice and anise. Crisp, taut and medium-full bodied, the palate is very peppery with a medium-firm level of fine-grained tannins and long earthy finish. It's drinking well now though should evolve further and cellar to 2018+. Paringa Estate in the Mornington Peninsula bears no relation whatsoever to the Paringa Estate in South Australia apart from sharing similar names. This vineyard and winery was established in the Red Hill sub-region of Mornington Peninsula in 1985 by Lyndsay McCall. A school teacher with a calling to make high quality wine in the then largely un-tapped Mornington region, Lyndsay had no formal winemaking training. Yet his ingenuity, creativity and drive allowed him to develop individual viticultural techniques (particularly his adapted Lyre trellis) that bring out the best from his unique site and clones. In spite of the vintage trials, he's made some very exciting recent releases.Paringa Estate does not currently have a USA importer, though exports to China, Japan, HK, Denmark, UK, Singapore and Taiwan.

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2008 Peninsula Shiraz presents an earthy, meaty, gamey nose with plenty of blackberry and black pepper aromas over a hint of smoky bacon. Medium-full bodied with a good backbone of crisp acid, this finish is long and peppery. Delicious now, it should keep to 2015. Paringa Estate in the Mornington Peninsula bears no relation whatsoever to the Paringa Estate in South Australia apart from sharing similar names. This vineyard and winery was established in the Red Hill sub-region of Mornington Peninsula in 1985 by Lyndsay McCall. A school teacher with a calling to make high quality wine in the then largely un-tapped Mornington region, Lyndsay had no formal winemaking training. Yet his ingenuity, creativity and drive allowed him to develop individual viticultural techniques (particularly his adapted Lyre trellis) that bring out the best from his unique site and clones. In spite of the vintage trials, he's made some very exciting recent releases.Paringa Estate does not currently have a USA importer, though exports to China, Japan, HK, Denmark, UK, Singapore and Taiwan.

The 2008 Shiraz offers up a mouthful of floral and blueberry nuances. Drink these tasty wines over the next 2-3 years. Importer: Martin Scott Wines, Lake Success, NY; tel. (516) 327-0808