2006 Campbells' Bobbie Burns Shiraz, Rutherglen, Victoria

The product of thirty vintages & benefiting from long, dry, warm Rutherglen autumns, Campbells's Shiraz vines are able to ripen perfectly and so produce a fine, rich if subtly scented wine redolent of sloeberries, eucalypt & liquorice. The medium bodied palate continues the theme of elegance, with pure, suave, fresh damson fruit, almost Grenache-like supple tannins, finely-tuned by 12 mths in new-to-three year old french and US barrels. No hurry, drinking now till 2012 easily. Best enjoyed alongside slow-cooked braised beef.
(David Berry-Green - BBR Buyer)