Purple fruit bomb with red fruit underlacing on the nose. Dark, dense purple color. Sweet, almost cloyingly so. Some tar and strong, bitter black coffee. Some overripe blackberry. Bitter finish. Not really my style, but I can see some really liking this.
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Nose is pleasant and not hot like many Shiraz' Ive had before. Very fruit forwrd with distinct blackberries and even raspberries. The spice shows up on the finish
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Tasted over the course of two nights, kept overnight in the fridge. At 15.3%, it's not as hot as I expected. Color is inky purple. The flavors are flabby, not easily discerned. Some rubber/plastic, blackcurrant. Smoother on the second night, and more of the fruit comes out. There's better value had elsewhere.
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9/7/2010 - TexasBob wrote: 84 Points
Purple fruit bomb with red fruit underlacing on the nose. Dark, dense purple color. Sweet, almost cloyingly so. Some tar and strong, bitter black coffee. Some overripe blackberry. Bitter finish. Not really my style, but I can see some really liking this.
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2/19/2010 - ethralls wrote: 88 Points
Nose is pleasant and not hot like many Shiraz' Ive had before. Very fruit forwrd with distinct blackberries and even raspberries. The spice shows up on the finish
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7/21/2009 - ajfranke wrote: 81 Points
Tasted over the course of two nights, kept overnight in the fridge. At 15.3%, it's not as hot as I expected. Color is inky purple. The flavors are flabby, not easily discerned. Some rubber/plastic, blackcurrant. Smoother on the second night, and more of the fruit comes out. There's better value had elsewhere.
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5/15/2009 - mwhitmoe wrote: 83 Points
Almost a sour nose upon opening. With time this dissipated. But had a bit of a burnt flavor upon the finish. Not particularly impressive.
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2/28/2009 - Matt T wrote: 88 Points
Dark purple, not much of a nose. Very fruit forward with nice menthol, cedar, and dark berry flavors. Good acidic balance and a reasonable finish.
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