Ah yes what a joy of a drink. This has the vibrancy and spiciness that has me reaching straight for the word `exotic'. It's all cherries and plums mint and licorice and while you'd hardly call it intense it's definitely high in charm. French oak gives it a gentle nudge. There are some honey and soy notes too. A word of warning - it needs to be decanted preferably for a couple of hours. Terrific structure to this wine.

The 2008 Hilltops Shiraz gives a very deep garnet purple color with an intense nose of warm blackberries blackcurrant and spice. Medium to full body very pure flavors of ripe fruit medium to high acidity and medium level of soft tannins. Balanced. Long finish. Drink now to 2017.Apologies for the duplicate reporting on this winery - I simply wanted to stress how good these 2008 wines are...-Lisa Perrotti-Brown