Kilikanoon Oracle 2001 Shiraz Aug 03 sells for $40 at CD. Nothing subtle about this wine with its big fruity black plummy nose with liquorice and chocolate that was dominated by coffee essence when the wine opened up. Ultra smooth tannins and deep obvious strong fruit provide the backbone for this full bodied rich wine with a big solid structure and harmonious well developed complexity. Savoury cherry on the uptake which is underpinned by sweet plums and coffee on the finish, the wine has very good intensity of mouth filling flavours without being heavy. The finish as expected in a wine of this class was respectable. A big wine which drinks well now but will need about four years to start showing its best, its rated as Highly Recommended with *** for value; the rating should increase as it matures.