Today was a blistering (105+) Arizona June day, so we uncorked a bottle of this inexpensive ($4.49) 2008 Yellow Tail Shiraz Cabernet blend and adjoined to poolside. This was our first sampling of this offering. The wine was pretty much as expected, a simple, fruit forward (confected?) cocktail wine that really was quite nice by the pool. Given the price, it ain't that bad. We'll give it a go again under similar circumstances.
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Bottle was harsh when first opened. I let it bottle decant for ~40minutes, then sit in my glass an additional 10. The wine became much more pleasant, with subtle fruit flavors, a nice finish, and no harshness.
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12/21/2017 - bluebeast18 Does not like this wine: 50 Points
Horrible
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7/24/2011 - boldntannic wrote: 80 Points
Fruity on the nose and upon entry, followed by modest strucuture and finish. Not all that bad for a $4.49 budget quaffer.
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6/18/2011 - boldntannic wrote: 80 Points
Today was a blistering (105+) Arizona June day, so we uncorked a bottle of this inexpensive ($4.49) 2008 Yellow Tail Shiraz Cabernet blend and adjoined to poolside. This was our first sampling of this offering. The wine was pretty much as expected, a simple, fruit forward (confected?) cocktail wine that really was quite nice by the pool. Given the price, it ain't that bad. We'll give it a go again under similar circumstances.
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12/27/2009 - PIntag wrote: 65 Points
Wow, was this bad. Extremely sweet and oaky -- grape juice with vodka. This is NOT my kind of wine.
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12/13/2009 - mgermano wrote: 81 Points
Bottle was harsh when first opened. I let it bottle decant for ~40minutes, then sit in my glass an additional 10. The wine became much more pleasant, with subtle fruit flavors, a nice finish, and no harshness.
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