Always one of the top Shiraz in Australia from a vineyard first planted in 1847; the spotlessly clean, scented bouquet offers an array of cherry, spice, earth and vanilla; the particularly harmonious balance and extract of the palate is constructed around the red berry fruit at its core, amplified by spice, chocolate and soft tannins. The opaque purple-colored 2001 Shiraz tastes extremely sweet (because of the high glycerin levels as well as fruit extract) with velvety tannin, gorgeously proporti...

Community Tasting Notes (average 89.8 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 9 notes)

Rating: 93/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 148 on Aug-03

Rating: 90/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator on 09/30/03