Taltarni, Shiraz, Pyrenees Victoria (Australia) 2004

Deep purple/red.

Ripe/deep/creamy blackberry, fig, menthol, spice and juniper/pepper nose. No heat.

Middle-weight and more constricted in the mouth, with relatively strong acidity clamping down on flavor expression. Pepper/juniper carries through, however, and a tight citrus character too. Slightly grainy tannin comes out of the finish. Really good, interesting action, particularly for the $$

My first Shiraz, if I remember correctly, was the 1984 from Taltarni.

$18