Vivid ruby. Sexy, expressive aromas of dark berry liqueur, smoky Indian spices and tobacco, plus a whiff of vanilla. Sweet, palate-caressing blackberry and cherry-cola flavors are framed by supple tannins, which give the wine shape and back-end grip. Showing very good complexity now but the wine's structure suggests that it will repay another six or seven years of patience.2006 Noble Baron Shiraz is made from 100% Shiraz, matured in new and older French oak for 24 months. Very deep garnet-black colored, it has pronounced aromas of macerated blackberries, mulberries, choco-mint, cassia and loam. Crisp with a medium level of very fine tannins, this is a full-bodied, well balanced Shiraz that gives a long warm berry finish. Drink it now to 2016+.
Ripe and open-textured, not weighty but focused and dense, with dark berry, plum and spice flavors, lingering nicely on the finish against fine tannins and a bay leaf note. Drink now through 2014. 250 cases made.
