The 2004 Descendant, an old oak-aged blend of 92% Shiraz and 8% Viognier from a 12-year old vineyard, offers up notes of blackberries, ink, sweet truffles, and acacia flowers. There are 1,000 cases of this full-bodied, intense, rich blockbuster. It will drink well for 10-15 years. Drink 2006-2021. 98 points - Robert Parker
A complex, brooding and meaty blend of shiraz with a small amount of heady, fragrant and spicy viognier, this is a first-class wine whose sumptuous fruit, high-quality oak and firm, powdery tannins are finely balanced and tightly integrated. Its deep and youthful perfume of berry and plum-like fruit reveals reductive, charcuterie-like undertones and apricot-like suggestions of viognier. Long, alluring and silky, with suggestions of mint and menthol beneath its vibrant, juicy fruit, it finishes with both strength and elegance.
