Deep garnet colored, the 2005 Hillside Shiraz reveals a wonderfully expressive, spicy nose with some notes of game, potpourri, dried cranberries and kirsch. It is a glorious, full-bodied wine packed with complex flavor layers, medium-firm velvety tannins and balanced acid. It finishes long... Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Daron Watson
darker fruits w notes of chocolate, game and pepper ~ fuller and longer than the ‘04
darker fruits w notes of chocolate, game and pepper ~ fuller and longer than the ‘04
9.2Christanna Honer
Meaty and full of olives and oak--minty and herbaceous and with soaring acidity. Did not call this shiraz, but was pleasantly surprised.
Meaty and full of olives and oak--minty and herbaceous and with soaring acidity. Did not call this shiraz, but was pleasantly surprised.
9.5Albert Lin
Strong flavors. Vanilla fruit bomb... A bit over the top new world. Great value for money if you like this type of wine
Strong flavors. Vanilla fruit bomb... A bit over the top new world. Great value for money if you like this type of wine
8.6WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.