Tasting Note

                 Sydney Time

           Copyright © Ric Einstein 2008

Thomas Vineyard Estate 2005 Reserve Shiraz SASept07 will sell for $45 at cellar door, when they eventually decide to release it, and it is sealed under Diam. The bouquet is very tight and shows little except for vanillin oak. Backed by smooth, fine, powdery, drying tannins which supports the pure, deep fruit, this muscular-weight, supple wine is as tight as a bank vault, solid, and has a very agreeable complexity. Given its size, it also has a modicum of elegance and some class, but it demands time to soften. Rated as Highly Recommended with *** for value, the rating should improve as the wine matures around 2013 and beyond.