Tim Adams 1997 Aberfeldy Shiraz Nov 04

My first bottle form a six pack, I have been able to keep my fingers off it since original purchase some years ago. The dark purple colour with its bright hue looks younger and fresher than a seven year old wine. A very interesting and attractive bouquet with slightly perfumed aromas of blackberry, coco, mulberry and an earthy spice are pretty typical of other vintages of this wine that I have had recently. Muscular in weight, the fine, dusty tannins have softened, the acid is noticeably fresh and handle the pure, intense deeply seated fruit. The first sip certainly makes the senses take notice with the tastebuds salivating for another sip as soon as the first has gone down. Complexity is there with a multitude of flavours; as well as those described on the bouquet, there is aniseed and mint, the whole shebang finishing with terrific persistence. Rated as Excellent, this is a classy wine that is just entering its drinking window and may still improve so there is no hurry to drink up.