This is why I really love Crush Wines. Was picking up some Keller von der Fels Riesling from them, then decided to nose around the other sections - and got shocked when I saw several bottles of 1993 Tyrrell's Vat 9 Hunter Valley Shiraz sitting in the Aussie section for about $30 (a wine that I rarely ever see outside Australia, and have never come across yet in the US on release - forget finding a mature bottle).
Fills all looked very good, provenance seemed excellent so I had to grab a bottle. Certainly wasn't disappointed when opening it.
This isn't the sort of Aussie Shiraz that some of us moan keeps flooding the US marketplace. 12.5% alcohol, and clear light brick red in colour, perhaps slightly past its prime but still very enjoyable with a fantastic aromatic profile showing red fruited flavours amidst notes of black tea, gravel, tar and leather. In the mouth it doesn't have the same depth or intensity of flavour that the aromatics show (hence my speculation that its best may have passed recently) - but the combination of raspberry, cherry, leather and earthy notes is still quite lovely, with bright acidity underneath keeping it lively on its feet and my only minor complaint being a slightly clipped finish.
A really great find, and the sort of wine I wish I could come across more often.