Ladies Who Shoot Their Lunch Shiraz 2012

Bright violet color. Intense spice- and mineral-laced black and blue fruit aromas show very good clarity and pick up a floral nuance with air. On the palate, juicy, nicely focused cassis and boysenberry flavors become sweeter with aeration. A smoky quality comes up on the finish, which clings with very good tenacity and just a hint of dusty tannins. This lively shiraz is carrying a fairly low pH of 3.5 and 13.2% alcohol, so it's pretty Old World in numbers as well as in style. Score - 90. (Josh Raynolds, vinousmedia.com, July 2014)