Rolf Binder, Heysen Shiraz Vintage:1998 There is a highly beguiling

There is a highly beguiling opulence to the textured

opulently textured

bitter cherry and spicecake on the palate

As the description suggests the balance isn’t perfect but there is so much underlying material that my score offers the benefit of the doubt that this will better harmonize with a few years of bottle age

Rolf Binder, Heysen Shiraz Vintage:1998 There is a highly beguilingA more perplexing offering, the 1998 Shiraz Heysen displays plenty of kirsch and blackberry fruit as well as hints of Chinese black tea, meat, and roasted herbs presented in a rich, full bodied, impressively endowed style. It should evolve for a decade or more. This is the home estate of Rolf Binder, one of the most talented winemakers in South Australia. As the tasting notes indicate, these wines are holding up beautifully.