Rockford, Basket Press Shiraz other_regions_italy A strikingly spicy

A strikingly spicy

While there is excellent intensity to the medium weight flavors the finish is at once rustic and tangy

This is quite firmly if deceptively structured as the tannic spine is completely buffered by the abundant sap

6% alcohol as opposed to the 13

Rockford, Basket Press Shiraz other_regions_italy A strikingly spicyThe 2008 Basket Press Shiraz comes from a vintage noted for a brutal heat wave during the harvest, yet it shows no raisining or dried fruit. It's still rich and full bodied, with super ripe blackberry flavors and a bit of jamminess, then finishes dry and tannic. That dry edge will always be there, so there's no reason to defer gratification but also no rush to drink up.