11/8/2013 - tschneid wrote:

Opened, decanted and drank with delicious homemade beef bourguignon. It's been a while since I had the Boxer but it's been one of my favorites although I like Two left feet a little more. This bottle wasn't as big and in your face as I remember some of the older vintages but it definitely is not a subtle wine. If you like a big , bold Shiraz then I highly recommend this wine. Is it a 100 rated wine? No. Not even close. Is it a 65? Even less close. I know there was a lot of hype about these wines in the past. I know they are big and in your face with a lot of alcohol and not for everyone. So if you don't like this type of wine then don't drink it. If you must, then don't rate it a 65 and skew the ratings because of an agenda or because you believe you know what a wine "should" taste like. I don't particularly care for white Zinfandels but they make it and people enjoy it, therefore I wouldn't rate it here and pretend I know better than they do what a wine should be. I and I suspect many others use these ratings as a guide to help with purchases and expanding my knowledge of wines. If you care what I would really rate this wine, I would give it a 90-91, but obviously that's just my opinion, yours may vary by 20 or 30 points!

4/16/2013 - mflesh wrote:

One glass as an aperitif to dinner. Rest of the bottle will be consumed tomorrow. I want to see if there are any changes. When it comes to "budget" wines this wine is incredible and the QPR almost makes me rate this a 93 (flame away oh ye purveyors of "well it's ONLY about the taste of the wine"). This wine had some density to it - quite a bit of lemongrass and wet stone in the nose, tangerine and honeydew on the palate towards the front, going back to lemon with kiwi in the middle, and even a creme brulee note towards the end. Compared to the Scholium project Verdelho there is no comparison. Still not as full bodied as a good dense chard, but very enjoyable. I better slow down if I'm going to keep some of this for 3-4 years.

5/28/2012 - nogohawk wrote:

Popped & poured - plum & currant with a long finish; nice size for an evening (2 glasses) - excellent QPR @ $15

3/7/2010 - Bak wrote:

Fantastisk i næsen lige fra den bliver åbnet. I starten virker den enten lukket eller som om den er over toppen, men svaret kommer ret hurtigt, og det var heldigvis fordi den var lukket. Den åbner sig i løbet af et par timer og smager fantastisk.

4/1/2010 - Bak wrote:

Flot og vellavet Shiraz. Virkelig god balance mellem syre og frugt og perfekt til en grillet and!