If you're someone who prefers Old World wines to those from the New World, this is the Australian Shiraz for you. Spicy black pepper notes, typical of Northern Rhone Syrahs, open onto a sleek and linear palate of blue and black fruit that is ripe but not at all jammy or cloying. A bright acid core gives the wine nice focus in the mouth and serves as a refreshing reminder that not all Australian wines fall into the fruit bomb trap.