1996 Stonehaven Padthaway Australia Shiraz Score: 87.0 "Big, powrful, intense and warm, it has wild berry jam and smoke flavors, edium body, full body, and a warm spicy finish. Some of the panelists thought it was too warm."
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1999 Stonehaven Southeastern Australia Shiraz Cabernet Score: 88.0 "Intensely fruity, deep, concentrated and spicy. Th fruit is along the lines of a plum reductio cut with frsh berry juice, buoyed by firm acidty that lifts the finish. The tannins are in check, making this wine a good bet for current consumption."
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1997 Stonehaven Limestone Coast Shiraz Score: 86.0 Plum jam and leather from the nose right on through th finish. Picks up some spice to sustain the finish. Moderate tannin and medium body.
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1997 Perry Creek Vineyards El Dorado Syrah Estate Bottled Score: 89.0 "Tasted in a flight of Australian Shiraz, we couldnt pick it out. The Perry Creek has the same peppery, plummy fruit, good acidity, and a spicy finish. The tannin is mild, bringing the youthful fruit to the fore. "
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1996 Mitchelton Print Victoria Australia Shiraz Score: 94.0 "Extraordinarily complex-fresh cracked pepper, smoke, plum-prune flavors, moderate spice, dry, intense, with some dark chocolate in the finish. Satisfying , well-balanced, "
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1998 Lindemans Bin 50 South Eastern Australia Shiraz Score: 88.0 "Peppery, condensed blackberry with some licorice notes, dry, moderate tannin, tight and spicy through the finish. Serve with grilled steak."
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1998 Kendall-Jackson Vintners California Syrah Reserve Score: 87.0 "Very nice stuffing-ripe plum, vanilla and toast, full bodied and spicy with light tannin, and tart acidity. Like a liquid plum pie."
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1999 Heritage Road South Australia Shiraz Score: 92.0 "A fruitier red wine youll rarely find-ripe, sweet blueberry, blackberry and cinnamon, full body, light tannin, "
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1996 Stonehaven Padthaway Australia Shiraz Score: 87.0 "Big, powrful, intense and warm, it has wild berry jam and smoke flavors, edium body, full body, and a warm spicy finish. Some of the panelists thought it was too warm."
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1997 Stonehaven Limestone Coast Shiraz Score: 86.0 Plum jam and leather from the nose right on through th finish. Picks up some spice to sustain the finish. Moderate tannin and medium body.
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1997 Perry Creek Vineyards El Dorado Syrah Estate Bottled Score: 89.0 "Tasted in a flight of Australian Shiraz, we couldnt pick it out. The Perry Creek has the same peppery, plummy fruit, good acidity, and a spicy finish. The tannin is mild, bringing the youthful fruit to the fore. "
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1996 Mitchelton Print Victoria Australia Shiraz Score: 94.0 "Extraordinarily complex-fresh cracked pepper, smoke, plum-prune flavors, moderate spice, dry, intense, with some dark chocolate in the finish. Satisfying , well-balanced, "
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1998 Lindemans Bin 50 South Eastern Australia Shiraz Score: 88.0 "Peppery, condensed blackberry with some licorice notes, dry, moderate tannin, tight and spicy through the finish. Serve with grilled steak."
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1998 Kendall-Jackson Vintners California Syrah Reserve Score: 87.0 "Very nice stuffing-ripe plum, vanilla and toast, full bodied and spicy with light tannin, and tart acidity. Like a liquid plum pie."
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1999 Heritage Road South Australia Shiraz Score: 92.0 "A fruitier red wine youll rarely find-ripe, sweet blueberry, blackberry and cinnamon, full body, light tannin, "
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