This has notes of ripe cassis and warm blackberries over hints of coffee, tar and licorice. Medium-full bodied, crisp and with a medium level of chewy tannins, it finishes with good persistence giving lingering licorice notes. Serious Shiraz for the price, not made from bulk juice! "Ripe and generous, with a steely edge to the blackberry and tobacco flavors, lingering nicely." – Wine Spectator