Tasting Notes - Taminick Booths Premium Shiraz 2003

After drinking a couple of decidely modern cabernets from Booths ('modern' of course being a relative measure) it was back to traditional values for the shiraz. This wine, tagged the 'premium' weighed in at a mere 16%. Dark blood red with faint purple tinges....kinda looks Victorian. Biggish nose, a little sugary, and of course very ripe. Fierce tannic bugger in the mouth. Some heat (although not as much as you'd expect), and cheek coating tannins claw at the lining of my mouth. Some good fruit is hidden but not sure it will ever see the light of day. This needs time but not it's worth the punt. Drinkers with a history on cellaring Booths are well placed to make the best decision.