2005 Turkey Flat Vineyards Shiraz

Totally opaque black crimson colour with black crimson hue. Top note of vanilla, light toast, liquorice, blackberry and spice – excellent cling to the glass walls. The palate structure is on the tight side, with flavours of liquorice stewed fruit, vanilla and cedar. Fine dry and dominant tannins. Aftertaste of liquorice and plum. The wine is still very young and needs time to evolve.
Cellar 4-5 years (2011-2012)
Alc/Vol: 14.5%

Other Reviews….
Cut from the same mold as the 2004, the spectacular 2005 Shiraz exhibits an inkier purple color as well as a deeper, richer, more nuanced style. Cropped at .8 tons of fruit per acre, which no doubt accounts for its awesome concentration, it is even better than the 2004, and should be longer lived, evolving for 15 or more years.
95 points
Robert Parker – The Wine Advocate

Bright purple-red; replete with dark fruits ranging through blackberry, plum, prune and a dash of licorice; very focused and controlled; no artifice or exaggertation, simply classic restraint. To 2020
95 points
James Halliday – The Australian Wine Companion 2008