(95+ points) The 2008 Shiraz The Armagh is sealed under cork. There is garden mint and julep on the nose here. It has a brilliant intensity of fruit—vibrant. The structure is attractively loose-knit, and there are notes of tobacco leaf, crushed ant iodine, steel shavings and graphite. It has 15% alcohol and matured for 14 months in 80% French and 20% American oak barriques (225 liters). - Erin Larkin

Lithe, plush and supple, this is layered with spicy, straw-accented black cherry, tobacco and floral flavors that swirl into a long, mint-tinged finish. Has presence and a velvety texture. Drink now through 2025. From Australia. —H.S.