My first stab at an Aussie shiraz since joining CT. Was expecting big fruit, high ABV, lots of oak, and little subtlety. Am happy to report I was (mostly) wrong. Is it New World? Certainly....but with enough structure and length to make it interesting. Best thing for me? At about $20 it's great QPR! I'll be happy to serve blind at a party and let my guests think it's a quality syrah from Cal's Central Coast costing twice as much.
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Dégusté à la SAQ avec le conseiller. Vin costaud et charpenté mais monolithic. Le nez est sur le cassis, la fumée et une pointe de menthol. En bouche, dense et concentré...grosse mass tannique avec un peu de fruit. Long mais un peu asséchant.
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1/24/2016 - goldgarf wrote: 83 Points
A decent inexpensive shiraz.
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4/22/2015 - Magnum Bill Likes this wine: 88 Points
My first stab at an Aussie shiraz since joining CT. Was expecting big fruit, high ABV, lots of oak, and little subtlety. Am happy to report I was (mostly) wrong. Is it New World? Certainly....but with enough structure and length to make it interesting. Best thing for me? At about $20 it's great QPR! I'll be happy to serve blind at a party and let my guests think it's a quality syrah from Cal's Central Coast costing twice as much.
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2/24/2014 - maxima wrote: 87 Points
Dégusté à la SAQ avec le conseiller.
Vin costaud et charpenté mais monolithic.
Le nez est sur le cassis, la fumée et une pointe de menthol.
En bouche, dense et concentré...grosse mass tannique avec un peu de fruit. Long mais un peu asséchant.
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