This nearly perfect wine made from 70% Shiraz (105- to 115-year-old vines) and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon (60- to 90-year-old vines) was cropped at a minuscule .5 to 1 ton of fruit per acre and spent 15 months in French oak prior to bottling. Its gorgeously sweet pure nose of crushed rocks blueberries cassis and minerals soars from the glass. Floral-like black and blue fruits an inky/purple color and nearly endless depth and persistence on the palate are the stuff of legends. With extraordinary equilibrium precision and purity it represents the apogee of Ben Glaetzer's winemaking talents.

The 2004 Glaetzer Godolphin shows a beautiful nose of dark fruit, black currant, earth and toasty oak. Full bodied with amazing balance and just a stunning mouth feel. Masses of sweet tannins on the very long finish. I love this wine.