It has a medium ruby color and bright aromas of cranberries

I had high hopes that the 2003 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes would score in the low to mid-90s out of bottle

iodine and ocean shore elements immediately announce its origins

mouth coating and extremely long finish

Glass-staining ruby

Kilikanoon, Oracle Shiraz other_regions_italy It has a medium rubyThe 2002 Shiraz Oracle, which I reviewed last year, has gotten even better with an additional year of bottle age. From the Clare Valley (a slightly cooler climate region), it spent 24 months in 100% French oak (50% new), and was bottled unfined and unfiltered. Its inky purple color is accompanied by sumptuous aromas of graphite, blueberries, blackberries, cassis, and subtle oak. There is great fruit on the attack, full body, wonderful elegance,