July 3, 2022 - Deep purple colour. Medium and developing nose with dark plums, blackberry, vanilla, eucalyptus, black pepper, green bell pepper and smoke. Medium taste of dark plum, blackberry, eucalyptus, black pepper, green bell pepper, vanilla and earth. Medium long and dry finish. Medium acidity. Medium (-) tannins. Full body. A good Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon blend. Needed an hour to open. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with game.
February 4, 2022 - This Shiraz is a multi-regional blend from South Australia - Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek, Coonawarra, Wrattonbully, Clare Valley, Padthaway. Popped for our home cooked pork stew "tau chiung", fried fish, and tofu with minced pork dinner tonight.
Alas overly sweet and bit of a plum monster with a medium to short finish, the nose is super restrained too. Perhaps the layers and fruits will open up a little by tomorrow.. we shall see!
The week after CNY .. Cheers!
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 4 Feb 2022
August 14, 2021 - Nothing spectacular but perfect as a Friday night pizza quaffer. Drink now.
November 30, 2020 - Remarkably smooth from the first sip. Wonderfully balanced. A perfect pairing with garlicky prime rib.
October 17, 2020 - 87/88. Is better than other vintages. It is a bit old fashioned with high alcohol and low acidity and a manafactured sweetness to it. Has aromas of blueberries, chalk, light pepper, blackberries maybe some menthol and vanilla hints. Its medium bodied solid peppery blue, black and red fruits palate lacks acidity and ends mediumish and a bit unknit. 14.5%. This is only just ok and no value at 12 Euros.
May 8, 2020 - Didn't dislike it, but not my favorite. Too sweet maybe? I can't quite put my finger on it.
May 2, 2020 - Tons of fruits, wonderful smooth taste. One of my all time favourites.
April 12, 2020 - Blueberries pancakes. Jammy. Not to my liking today. 82?
February 16, 2020 - A deep colour; quite full and ripe, noticeably sweet, in fact almost jammy in the old-fashioned Australian style, but with good depth. Good value, and quite enjoyable.
February 7, 2020 - Used for making beef short ribs but we had a taste for fun; very fruit driven, crowd pleasing wine; tannins are barely recognizable and fruit leans towards jammy and confected; residual sugar and lower acidity mean that it’s not palate cleansing; good for a party?