1 | Wine | Shiraz / Syrah, Unrated, 2009

"This Shiraz features New World-style ripe and jammy fruit aromas. Flavors of black cherry and white pepper are pronounced on the palate with hints of boysenberry and raspberry. This is an elegant yet approachable and complex wine without being complicated."

"Winner’s Tank 2009 Shiraz presents a very deep purple-black color and intense nose of warm blackberry and blueberry preserves, mulberries and spice. Crisp, rich and full in the mouth, it gives medium-firm chewy tannins and a long warm-berry finish."

"The 2009 Greg Norman Estates Limestone Coast Shiraz is a dark crimson color with garnet red hues. The fragrant nose is loaded with black cherry, plum, dried cranberry and blackcurrant aromas. Hints of cigar box and fine cinnamon spice add complexity on the nose while leading to an opulent mouthfeel with flavors of ripe berry, chocolate meringue, dark fruit cake and mocha notes. A refined, classically smooth tasting Shiraz from the Limestone Coast, this wine has a flavorful and silky textured finish."

"As for the negociant northern Rhone selections, the dense purple-hued 2009 Cote Rotie reveals lots of black olive, bacon fat, black raspberry and blackberry fruit notes intertwined with hints of charcoal and underbrush." Reviewed by Robert Parker.