“Dark violet. Powerful, expansive black and blue fruit, vanilla, oak spice and violet scents show fine clarity and develop a smoky mineral nuance as the wine opens up. Sweet, seamless and fleshy on the palate, offering sappy boysenberry, cherry liqueur, cola and spicecake flavors braced by a spine of juicy acidity. Delivers powerful dark fruit and spice character but shows no excess fat. Clings with strong persistence on the gently tannic finish, which leaves cracked pepper, mocha and candied licorice notes behind.”
— Vinous, Feb 2021

“Produced with Australian clones of Syrah (and hence the name, Shiraz spelled backward) planted in 2002, the 2015 Zarihs was cropped from a very warm and early ripening year. It was produced in a sort of Australian way, maturing only 40% of the wine in new American oak barrels for 12 months. It feels creamy and less ripe and balsamic than the Tres Picos I tasted next to it. It isn't very varietal, as the ripeness and generous oak seem to take over the overall character of the wine. It's juicy, a little heady and concentrated and in need of powerful food.”
— Wine Advocate, Dec 2018