International Value Wine Awards:  "Especially noteworthy for this taster were the Nugan Estate from McLaren Vale. This buxom Shiraz from the company's home vineyard exhibited the power of a low-cropped Shiraz with the elegance of a tight rope walker balancing between fleshy opulence and fine structural lines."  International Value Wine Awards, held in Calgary in 2006, judged nearly 1,000 wines from 17 countries.

Winemaker:  "Dense crimson with a youthful purple hue. Aromas of sweet berry and violet melded with earth, spice and vanillin notes. A rich and full bodied wine displaying powerful concentration of juicy dark plum, mixed spice and black pepper with silky  tannins and great length."

Wired For Wine:  Savor this prize winner with dishes such as beef burgundy, osso buco, spare ribs, grilled steaks, lamp chops, veninson.

Size:  750 ml
Varietal:  100% Shiraz
Vintage:  2004
Region:  McLaren Vale, southeastern Australia