Soft tropical notes of guava and cherimoya, also peach and honeysuckle. The rich perfume is supported by concentrated and focused layers of peach and apricot nectar, pear and green melon with spicy vanilla notes. The creamy texture and balanced acidity carries through the palate for a long finish. The "puzzle" of Conundrum lies partly in guessing the range of grape varieties we use, because we never reveal its exact composition. To create the layered flavors that go into the Conundrum blend, we brought in Sauvignon Blanc grapes from the Napa Valley, Muscat Canelli from Tulare County on the Central Coast, and Chardonnay and Viognier from our vineyards in Monterey County.

Severe selection criteria and master blending show in the final product, which showcases a wide array of dark berry fruit including black cherry and raspberry. Additionally, spice notes and a lasting finish of vanilla from oak aging and firm, supple tannins add complexity to this wine. This wine is ready to drink now and will continue to develop complexity over the next three to four years.

Bursting with fragrant honeysuckle and jasmine, with ripe melon, peach, nectarine and honeycomb grace notes. Intensely flavored, with a refreshing acidity.

The Cambrian Shiraz represents a wonderful expression of the Tatiarra Vineyard’s terroir and is a classic, big Heathcote Shiraz. A barrel sample of the 2003 Shiraz Cambrian reveals marvelous raw materials, combining both power and elegance.

The Cambrian Shiraz represents a wonderful expression of the Tatiarra Vineyard’s terroir and is a classic, big Heathcote Shiraz. The grapes for this wine were cropped at 1.6 tonnes per acre, producing a wine of immense power and concentration.

Sustained by an aromatic profile which reveals full maturity of the grapes. Notes of candied fruit, rich nuances in the expression of over-ripe grape. Flattering, intense and seductive. The balance of tannins is suave and the maturing elegant." Revue du Vin de France, Feb. 2007.

Modestly structured version, with cocoa powder, currant paste, briar and tobacco notes backed by nice grip on the finish. What a value. Drink now through 2009. 180,000 cases made.

With an intense violet color, the wine shows characteristic aromas and palate flavors of spice, black tea and tobacco which broaden out to become rich blackberries and sweet spices, helped by oak aging. The wine has a fresh fruit character, along with considerable structure, fine, sweet tannins that impart a soft texture and a long finish.

Food Match: Venison, veal, roasts, red meat, pasta in meat sauce, grilled vegetables, grilled meats, beef.

Well-structured, filling, bitter chocolate, sweet tannins, vigorous and concentrated. Thick with an oily texture, its rich fruity base ends in a long finish. Gorgeous nose of plum sauce, cocoa and aged tobacco, with a rich, fleshy palate of currant, cherry and blackberry fruit layered with loam and tobacco notes. Rock solid finish. An impressive debut. Carmenère with Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc.