Winemaker Notes
Cellaring potential of 8+ years.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Deep garnet with a hint of purple, the 2006 Max's Garden Shiraz has evolving scents of warm plums, blackberry compote and creme de cassis with hints of dried mulberries and spice cake. Full-bodied with a good amount of spicy, expressive black berry flavors, it has a good line of crisp acid and a medium level of velvety tannins, finishing long. Delicious now, it should cellar a further 4-6 years+.
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Wine Spectator
A wine of finesse, this strikes an enticing balance between crisp tannins and the supple, generous texture underneath, sporting gorgeous blueberry, blackberry and plum fruit that picks up hints of red pepper and garrigue as the finish lingers. Drink now through 2016. 360 cases imported.
Marked by an unmistakable deep purple hue and savory aromatics, Syrah makes an intense, powerful and often age-worthy red. Native to the Northern Rhône, Syrah achieves its maximum potential in the steep village of Hermitage and plays an important component in the Red Rhône Blends of the south, adding color and structure to Grenache and Mourvèdre. Syrah is the most widely planted grape of Australia and is important in California and Washington. Sommelier Secret—Such a synergy these three create together, the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre trio often takes on the shorthand term, “GSM.”
Historically some of Australia’s most lucrative gold country, today Heathcote maintains its esteemed reputation as a source of country’s best red wines. The rolling countryside of ancient reddish brown soils bordered by mountain ranges that funnel cool air into the region during the growing season create some of Australia’s most deeply-hued and impressively layered Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon wines.