Though this isn't a Shiraz, it sure tastes like it. It's got a nose of coffee and spicy black fruit, and the palate brings more of the same. No currant, no cassis, but all blackberry liqueur and jammy, overly-sweet fruit toward the back end. It's Australian all the way -- which is normally a very good start for my tastes -- but it gets no points for typicity. It's enjoyable enough as a simple quaffer, but it's nothing more than that.
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5/23/2012 - ecola Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very complex and has many layers to it. Dark cherry, leather, wonderful acidity, and sweet tannins. Tastes young.
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1/3/2006 - Stephan O wrote: 86 Points
Though this isn't a Shiraz, it sure tastes like it. It's got a nose of coffee and spicy black fruit, and the palate brings more of the same. No currant, no cassis, but all blackberry liqueur and jammy, overly-sweet fruit toward the back end. It's Australian all the way -- which is normally a very good start for my tastes -- but it gets no points for typicity. It's enjoyable enough as a simple quaffer, but it's nothing more than that.
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