Thorn-Clarke Shotfire Shiraz 2002 Barossa

Deep red.

In your face toasty American oak nose, plus a hint of hazelnut.

Sweet palate-impression, simultaneously buffered by powdery/grainy tannin. Blackberry liqueur as a nuance. Hardly refined, but I see more flavor interest here than in the 2001 Struie previously blogged.

Day 2 - Better integration of oak, still toasty, but fruit and mid-palate much better today. Chewy still - I expect this will benefit from a few more years of bottle age.

$15