Tasting note

A perennial Best Buy in these pages, the 2008 Pillar Box Red does not disappoint. A blend of 66% Shiraz, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 9% Merlot, it is purple-colored with an enticing nose of cherry blossom, cinnamon, blueberry, and licorice. Ripe and rich for its humble price, it has plenty of savory fruit, good balance, and a seamless, fruit-filled finish. Score - 89. (Jay Miller, erobertparker.com, Dec. 2009)

Aromas of blueberry, licorice, mint and cinnamon oak lead to a dense, juicy flavours of blackcurrant and cherry combined with aniseed, thyme and mocha oak characters. Perfect for the autumn barbecue with big lamb and beef over flame.