1998 Reserve Shiraz
Wine Advocate (October 30, 2002)
"An opaque purple color accompanies a sweet perfume of licorice, black fruits, smoke and camphor. This full-bodied, opulently-textured, low acid 1998 is rich, concentrated, and persistent." - Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Wine Spectator (May 15, 2003)
"The winemakers responsible for Greg Norman Estates get to pick some of the best fruit from Beringer Blass' vineyards, and it shows in the wines. The eye-opening reserve Shiraz 1998, an astonishingly majestic wine at the price, is the standout."
Wine Enthusiast (October 20035)
"as full-on fruit on the palate (blackberry jam, and a host of berries) plus eucalyptus and vanilla. It's big and rich in the mouth, with a medium-long finish that sings of eucalyptus and vanilla. "
Wine Report (Shark Watch, June/July 2006)
"Greg Norman Wine Estates has operations in Southeastern Australia and in northern and central California... His wines consistently garner top praise from American critics, particularly his 1998 Reserve Shiraz. "It has such a deep, intense flavor," he says, "filled with tannins that are pronounced but not overbearing, and a hit of blueberry. There is so much depth to this wine." - Steve Stevens
Wineskinny.com (December 2003 - January 2004)
"This wine is aging beautifully, with its rich black currant and berry fruit, layers of black licorice, black pepper and tobacco notes swirling and evolving. Beautifully integrated flavors. Finishes long and elegantly."
The Capital (December 24, 2003)
"Not every winemaker in Australia makes a reserve Shiraz, but Mr. Steel feels he has the right fruit to make this one work. This reserve has good body, but still the opulent berry fruit and spice that make Shiraz such a nice drink." - Tom Marquardt & Patrick Darr
Dan Berger's Vintage Experiences (December 12, 2002)
"Very Highly Recommended. Deep blueberry and ripe plum/cassis aroma; slightly minty taste with full, rich, ripe fruit and a layer of tannin."
Connoisseurs Guide (July 2002)
"Among the very richest and most effusively fruity of the Aussie bunch. Tempers its generosity with a surprising sense of polish. Big without being blustery, it shows a broad range of complex cocoa, spice, smoke and dried-flower qualities while remaining ever fixed on fundamental fruit, and its lengthy finish lingers on and on. Its careful mix of prettiness and potency is a model worthy of emulation by any and all who would make syrah."
Whitley on Wine Report (December 24, 2001)
"Exceptional ...Pure ripe aromas of blackberry, raspberry and blueberry are rich and opulent on the palate in this remarkably powerful but well balanced red that is easily the finest to date under the Greg Norman banner."
