Grant Burge 1999 Miamba Shiraz (Barossa Valley)

Country: Australia / South Australia
Variety: Shiraz
Winery: Grant Burge / Miamba

A young wine, dark purple in color, whose aromas are dominated now by oak. The sweet, sappy vanilla scents mask the grapes, but not in the mouth, where jammy berry fruit is powerfully ripe. Fortunately, the wine is dry, with lively acids. —S.H.