🏰 【An ultra-premium icon wine with only 200 dozen bottles produced, named in honor of Geoff Merrill's grandfather】, the 2000 Henley Shiraz showcases the triumph of good vineyard management in a challenging year. This deep ruby Shiraz, aged for 36 months in new French oak, offers opulent spice, licorice, and berry fruits on the nose, beautifully complexed by subtle oak. The palate is velvety with fine tannins and balanced acidity, delivering a rich, harmonious, and elegant wine that is still remarkably fresh with sweet ripe fruit, notes of milk chocolate, pepper, and tobacco. 🍴 This robust Australian Shiraz is an ideal partner for rich meat dishes such as beef and venison. 🥂 Perfect for a special dinner, this wine is in an excellent drinking window now and can still age further. Decanting for an hour or two will allow its full complexity to unfold. For older vintages like this, always have a reliable corkscrew ready for the potentially fragile cork and capsule. Serve at 16-18°C.