"The deep crimson-colored 2006 First Class Shiraz contains a dollop of Viognier. It was barrel-fermented and aged in new and one year French and American oak for 18 months. It has an alluring bouquet of cedar, mineral, tobacco, smoked meat, and blueberry. This leads to a full-bodied Shiraz with enough structure to evolve for 2-3 years. It has excellent depth, savory black fruit flavors, plenty of spice, and a lengthy finish. It will offer prime drinking from 2011 to 2020." 90+ points - Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate, Issue 181
"Dense garnet hue. Complex scents of black cherry, menthol and wintergreen with secondary nuances of shoe polish and black pepper. Ripe flavors of raspberry liqueur and wild cherry. Refined tannins, crisp acidity and continued raspberry notes in the close." 90 points - The Wine News, Nov/Dec 2009 | 
