Kilikanoon, Oracle Shiraz Vintage:2002 Just a little bit sweet

Just a little bit sweet on the end but a very good effort

I like the balance as well as the well-integrated structure that should enable this to offer 7 to 9 years of improvement

detailed and youthfully austere finish

With all due respect

Kilikanoon, Oracle Shiraz Vintage:2002 Just a little bit sweetThe 2002 Shiraz Oracle, which I reviewed last year, has gotten even better with an additional year of bottle age. From the Clare Valley (a slightly cooler climate region), it spent 24 months in 100% French oak (50% new), and was bottled unfined and unfiltered. Its inky purple color is accompanied by sumptuous aromas of graphite, blueberries, blackberries, cassis, and subtle oak. There is great fruit on the attack, full body, wonderful elegance,