Kilikanoon, Oracle Shiraz Brut Zero with delicate touches of cedar

with delicate touches of cedar and vanilla accenting black cherries and cassis

A more deeply pitched nose is spicier still with its markedly earthy red currant

Spicy aromas of new oak greet the nose

on previous form

Kilikanoon, Oracle Shiraz Brut Zero with delicate touches of cedarThe 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,