Crafted from premium Watervale fruit & hand picked at optimal ripeness, maintaining varietal characteristics. The wine displays rich, sweet, ripe blackberry, plum & peppery flavors with a hint of spicy oak. 88 pts Wine Enthusiast [03.01.2007] "Reilly’s entry-level Shiraz is a bold wine loaded with brandied fruitcake scents and layered with Christmas pudding and chocolate. It’s close to being over the top, with plenty of late-harvest, dried-fruit character, yet stays lively thanks to heaps of invigorating spice. Drink now." 87 pts Parker's Wine Advocate [10.31.2005] "The 2004 Shiraz Barking Mad, a medium-bodied, fruit-driven effort displaying notes of blackberries and currants along with notions of tar and pepper"

The senses are tempted by an array of black raspberry, spice, coffee, cocoa, cola and white pepper. The palate is filled with ripe boysenberry, black raspberry, plum and sweet black cherry and firm tannins, with a hint of smoke and dark chocolate. Enjoy this wine along with a nice grilled steak, baked potato with all the fixings, and good friends. This is a wine that can please now, as well as age out for many years to come.