Rockford, Basket Press Shiraz other_regions_italy A strikingly spicy

A strikingly spicy

green fruit and mineral reduction-suffused aromas

This too is firmly reduced and unreadable at present

There is excellent volume and punch to the sleekly muscular and powerful medium weight plus flavors that possess fine cut on the balanced and quite firm finale that delivers outstanding length

saline and well-defined

Rockford, Basket Press Shiraz other_regions_italy A strikingly spicyThe 2008 Basket Press Shiraz comes from a vintage noted for a brutal heat wave during the harvest, yet it shows no raisining or dried fruit. It's still rich and full bodied, with super ripe blackberry flavors and a bit of jamminess, then finishes dry and tannic. That dry edge will always be there, so there's no reason to defer gratification but also no rush to drink up.