A soft, ripe, excellent Shiraz, and drinkable even at this early age. Licorice stands out on the palate, under which mixed plums forge a solid foundation. Finishes, appropriately enough, with black pepper.
— D.T.
(2/1/2004)
Restrained and medium-bodied in the mouth, this wine’s always of reliably good quality, and this year’s no exception. Plum fruit and chunky meat-and-molasses notes on the nose resurface on the palate, where they wear a heavy coat of chalky tannins. Tasty and elegant.
— D.T.
(2/1/2004)
Insubstantial in the mouth, as though it’s a shell of a wine without much stuffing. What’s here are earthy, generic red fruit flavors. Finishes short.
— D.T.
(1/28/2003)