By The Czar, March 18, 2009
Simply fantastic year after year. Shiraz of the year in 1996 and the recently released 2004 was rated a 98 by Parker. 36 months in the oak and only the best fruit yield a blockbuster concentrated vanilla and fruit Barossa shiraz. This wine will cellar well for many years. I just had a final bottle of the 1996 on a very special evening recently - it was fantastic. The 2004 is well deserving of the 98 rating.