Alto Los Romeros Shiraz 2007

"Chilean wine continues to improve … Shiraz performed outstandingly, showing complexity and elegance" says Decanter magazine … it's small wonder, then, that Luis Felipe Edwards scooped a whopping 24 awards last year for his intense 2006 Shiraz.

What gives Alto Los Romeros such incredible concentration of flavour are the Colchagua Valley vineyards where the Shiraz vines are grown. Here warm, sunny days and cool nights - the temperature variation can reach 20 degrees Celsius - give pure fruit flavours and crisp acidity in the grapes, something of a trademark for wines from this region of Chile.

2007 was a terrific vintage for Chile and Luis Felipe Edwards fully expects this new vintage to do even better than the last. As he said of his dark, lip-staining spicy Shiraz "the results are magnificent - deep colour, intense aromas and soft, rounded fruit." Delicious!

"With its rich, spicy, bramble fruit flavours this wine is a joy to drink on its own. Its gentle smokiness also makes it a sure-fire winner with herby sausages and mash, lamb chops or casseroles."