Dalwhinnie

A gem. One of those rare wine visits that has everything. As you drive up alongside old, gnarled vines, carefully pruned, you enter a significant ampitheatre of large dimensions and peaceful, remote beauty. The cellar door is modest but bright, overlooking some of the vine covered slopes. The slopes here are gentle and in all directions and must provide a joyous home for fine vines. There were three ranges on offer and regardless of your snobbiness, I encourage you to try to drink now range, as it will impress for what it is. But move on and you know you've come to a special wine place. If you handle it pay the $5 and taste the single estate Shiraz's. They are each distinct and divine (and priced accordingly). I can dream of a day...