Blind tasting of Australian Shiraz

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Drew, from the Thorpe Wines website it appears that all of their wines are from their own vineyard (planted in 1997) and it is located on the floor of McLaren Vale but within about three miles of the ocean so gets warm days and cool evening breezes. In 2004 they produced but three wines--a regular Shiraz (which was my favorite and which won a Gold Medal in Sydney competition for full-bodied red wines) a Shiraz Reserve (which I did not like as well as the regular) and a Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve. They now have added a sparkling Shiraz and the "Nymph" line which are their entry-level wines (and which did not impress me at a tasting in Raleigh.) IMHO the regular Shiraz is the star of the lineup.