2006 Flinders Run Shiraz
Rating: 92  Estimated Cost: $25-$30
The 2005 was a big success and the 2006 Shiraz is almost as good. Opaque purple-colored, it offers up a nose of toasty oak and blueberry compote that jumps from the glass. Full-bodied, corpulent, round, and layered, it delivers a big mouthful of blueberry fruit with notes of licorice and chocolate followed by a long, pure finish. Leave your thinking cap at home and enjoy this hedonistic effort for its fleshy, in your face style. Enjoy it over the next 6-8 years. From an obscure South Australian GI better known for camping and tourism than for fine wine production comes the Flinders Run winery. Importer: Southern Starz, Huntington Beach, CA; tel. (714) 892-3030