A classical vintage in the SouthWest of Western Australia. A generally cooler vintage than 2001, it resulted in wines of greater elegance and fine tannin. The wines demonstrate cool climate spices and herbal characters rather than overt fruit. This wine is sourced from only the highest regarded vineyards and is given extraordinary attention in the vineyard; canopy management is designed to maximise fruit exposure to the sunlight and yields are low to achieve concentration in the grapes.

Scotsdale Shiraz demonstrates the classic characters of Great Southern Shiraz. Black pepper, dark fruits and savoury aromas and flavours are the predominant characters of the wine.

The textural complexity of the Scotsdale is the stand out element. Typically, Shiraz is noted chiefly for the sweetness of the midpalate and the fleshiness of the fruit but with the Scotsdale, there is an extra level of textural complexity that marks the Great Southern as a producer of fine Shiraz.

Darker in colour hue.