2004 Syrah Wine

Wine Spectator, 97 points: Ripe supple and seamless this is marked by delicious pepper and dark chocolate nuances to the focused cherry plum and fresh orange peel flavors making for a lush mouthful that lasts and lasts on the creamy-textured...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 98 points: The 2004 Shiraz "Command" comes from a single block of 104-year-old vines. It was aged in 100% new oak puncheons (400 liter barrels). Opaque purple-colored this Shiraz has fabulous aromatics of smoke melted tar licorice...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: The renowned 2004 Shiraz The Dead Arm fashioned from ancient head-pruned vines is stunning. An inky/purple color is accompanied by a glorious perfume of creosote/melted road tar blackberry and cassis liqueur pepper and...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 91 points: The first vintage to be bottled with the engraved bottle, the 2004 Cote Rotie Chateau d’Ampuis is a clean, classy, balanced and medium-bodied effort that gives up classic black fruits, pepper and smoke intermixed with...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, 91 points: Saturated ruby. Youthfully primary aromas of dark berries and cherry complemented by dark chocolate. At once chewy and taut, with deep flavors of dark fruits joined by suggestions of bitter chocolate and licorice...