Holy Shiraz, incl. a Couple of Brilliant 96 Pointers

Three excellent Shiraz for your consideration... First up is the Through the Tasting Glass ‘Cheshire Cat’ Barossa Shiraz. This is a stunning modern Shiraz from one of the best vintages in the Barossa Valley in living memory. Polished and offering exceptional intensity of black and blue fruits this is tremendous now and will just keep getting better over the next 10 years. Kim Brebach reviewed it as follows, ‘Young red, perfect purple. Warm spicy nose, terrific depth of sweet fruit on the palate, framed by fine and firm acid and soft tannins... fruit bomb in a tux. A few more years will see it blossom; decant if you drink it young.'. Four bottles of this are worth $240... and this pack is just $199!

Next up, the Curtis Limited, a 96 pointer that is rippingly good, fine boned, full bodied McLaren Vale Shiraz. We reckon this one will improve with cellaring for 20 years such is its structure and power of fruit. Lots of black and blue fruits here, along with aristocratic spindles of cedary oak. Not in the same league, however nonetheless lovely, is the Wits End with its blue fruit, spice and zesty acidity making it the perfect friend of Friday night comfort food.