“Mixed Bag of Australian Wines”-Tasting, Wine 4 (blind), in November 2013. The wine was dark purple in colour and offered an expressive, sweetish, slightly artificial nose of red fruit, cherry, blackberry, kirsch, almond, spices, roasted notes and some coconut. On the very flavourful palate the wine showed lots of ripe cherry, blackberry, kirsch, banana, roasted notes and vanilla, joined by a pleasant spiciness, paired with medium-plus acidity, medium-plus ripe, well-integrated tannin and a long finish. The medium-bodied wine was well-balanced. It drank best upon opening; re-tasted with dinner a few hours later it tasted more candy-like and flabby, and slowly declined as time passed. Good QPR. Drink now and over the next two years.
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deep ruby, medium legs. simple berry sweet and spicy flavour, strong, almost balanced, easy drinking. however, as a commercial table wine, it's unavoidably over-handled and has a little unnatural taste. good casual wine, better than their Cabernet-Merlot.
Brillante y profundo rojo violeta; nariz frutosa y chocolate fresco sin madera; taninos casi inperceptibles, balanceadas frutas rojas y redondo cedoso paladar; final corto pero delicioso.
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A solid effort at this price point. Nice dark berries and plenty of peppery spice in the palate. A bit if heat in the back end. Would buy the 1.5l again at this price for parties.
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Once this wine warms in your mouth, the taste of berries is evident (more on the side of blackberries or raspberries). The astringency isn't too offputting. The back of the mouth feel is warm and almost tomato-ish.
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The wine looks Brick colored. It smells like and Blackberry. It tastes like and Blackberry. The body is Medium/Full. The wine has Juicy texture. The wine finishes Short.
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12/18/2019 - Cycledoc wrote: 84 Points
An OK Syrah/Shiraz. It might have been better if aged a few more years but was definitely drinkable.
Good Q/P
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11/28/2013 - PSPatrick wrote: 87 Points
“Mixed Bag of Australian Wines”-Tasting, Wine 4 (blind), in November 2013. The wine was dark purple in colour and offered an expressive, sweetish, slightly artificial nose of red fruit, cherry, blackberry, kirsch, almond, spices, roasted notes and some coconut. On the very flavourful palate the wine showed lots of ripe cherry, blackberry, kirsch, banana, roasted notes and vanilla, joined by a pleasant spiciness, paired with medium-plus acidity, medium-plus ripe, well-integrated tannin and a long finish. The medium-bodied wine was well-balanced. It drank best upon opening; re-tasted with dinner a few hours later it tasted more candy-like and flabby, and slowly declined as time passed. Good QPR. Drink now and over the next two years.
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9/22/2013 - Button77 wrote: 79 Points
Juicy with flavors of cherry and vanilla. Slight sweetness and earthy spice on the finish.
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7/22/2013 - evanqian wrote: 82 Points
deep ruby, medium legs. simple berry sweet and spicy flavour, strong, almost balanced, easy drinking. however, as a commercial table wine, it's unavoidably over-handled and has a little unnatural taste. good casual wine, better than their Cabernet-Merlot.
colour: 4/5; aroma: 12/15; palate: 14/20; overall: 2+0/10
TOTAL: 82/100
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6/22/2013 - lescalanteg wrote: 89 Points
Brillante y profundo rojo violeta; nariz frutosa y chocolate fresco sin madera; taninos casi inperceptibles, balanceadas frutas rojas y redondo cedoso paladar; final corto pero delicioso.
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4/10/2013 - wineOK wrote: 86 Points
A solid effort at this price point. Nice dark berries and plenty of peppery spice in the palate. A bit if heat in the back end. Would buy the 1.5l again at this price for parties.
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3/12/2013 - Geeka Likes this wine: 80 Points
Once this wine warms in your mouth, the taste of berries is evident (more on the side of blackberries or raspberries). The astringency isn't too offputting. The back of the mouth feel is warm and almost tomato-ish.
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3/2/2013 - Viiniuoma wrote: 87 Points
The wine looks Brick colored. It smells like and Blackberry. It tastes like and Blackberry. The body is Medium/Full. The wine has Juicy texture. The wine finishes Short.
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2/23/2013 - mikerawly wrote: 81 Points
Vanilla and berries, nice
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1/27/2013 - Barney.andersen Likes this wine: 80 Points
It's Yellow Tail, nough said
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11/2/2012 - Marusso wrote: 95 Points
The best balance so far!
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