Community Tasting Notes 37

• Winiac wrote: 90 points

  November 17, 2013 - Pretty oaky but still delicious with good fruit. Do not keep it any longer though.

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• bacchus wrote: 87 points

  October 4, 2013 - shared with pat at selkirk manor to celebrate the end of the work week. paired with roast pork from la bella. this is the first experience i can recall of keeping a bottle with a screw cap enclosure on its side for 4 years. no harmful effects noted. this wine is pretty straight forward. have to say it is a bit overpriced for what it has to offer. a powerful punch but one dimensional. maybe i have just moved on from australia. only 70% shiraz but it steals the show.

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• domco wrote: 84 points

  December 26, 2012 - Meh. Pretty one dimensional. Big alcohol coming thru... Great wine if you are looking to get hammered. Not usually what we are after though...

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• migliore wrote: 85 points

  December 18, 2011 - Pam liked. Rob no. Not a good value.

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• HeGe wrote: 90 points

  September 23, 2011 - This wine apparently needs quite a long decanter time. Had it open up for 3 hours, and it was quite Shiraz-heavy, with the Cab and Merlot only smoothing it a little. Worked well with a quality steak, for which I would have chosen a "Shiraz-only" only wine. But definitely a wine to enjoy together with food, since the strong alcohol comes through when drinking "as is". But we enjoyed it.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2007
• Type Red
• Producer Tait
• Varietal Shiraz Blend
• Designation The Ball Buster
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Australia
• Region South Australia
• SubRegion Barossa
• Appellation Barossa Valley
• UPC Code 752183012362

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• In Cellars 266 (39%)
• Consumed 416 (61%)

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