This is a dense, ripe Shiraz with oodles of black cherries and blackberries, chocolatey, cola-like oak and flecks of black olives and dusty Aussie earth. The palate is as rich as the nose suggests, filling the mouth with plush dark berries, a prominent line of oak and dusty tannins, and a little alcohol heat.

There's a smoky, charred overtone to the cherry and berry flavors in this red, with toasted herb and cedar flavors on the firm finish. Drink now. 13,345 cases made, 1,200 cases imported.