This is an old-school, oak-driven Shiraz, with prominent notes of chocolate and furniture polish amid ripe, plummy fruit. The acidity is surprisingly fresh after such a rich nose, saving the wine from stewed-fruit territory. But the oak, which drives the tannins, is a little too polished and prevalent for this reviewer's taste.
This is an old-school, oak-driven Shiraz, with prominent notes of chocolate and furniture polish amid ripe, plummy fruit. The acidity is surprisingly fresh after such a rich nose, saving the wine from stewed-fruit territory. But the oak, which drives the tannins, is a little too polished and prevalent for this reviewer's taste.
This is an old-school, oak-driven Shiraz, with prominent notes of chocolate and furniture polish amid ripe, plummy fruit. The acidity is surprisingly fresh after such a rich nose, saving the wine from stewed-fruit territory. But the oak, which drives the tannins, is a little too polished and prevalent for this reviewer's taste.