I have really enjoyed the first two weeks of my time in South Australia so far, with the only hiccup being this wine. Seriously, why? Judging by the reactions around the table, the target demographic for this sweet juice is, at best, twelve years old. Attack of raspberry jam that you wonder if it has started to turn. Bubbles added in an aggressive SodaStream[TM]. Off dry with some chemical sugar-like sweetness. And then it all hollows out on the mid-palate until it builds an insipid, syrupy, bitter finish. This is vile juice!
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Since I don't have much experience with sparking wines, I'm not going to give it a rating. It definitely tastes like an Australian Shiraz, but with a bit of sweetness along with the carbonation. It is fairly dry; I'd probably consider it off-dry. The sweetness is offset by the carbonation. It seems like a fairly good sparkling wine.
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2/2/2018 - indiscriminate palate wrote: 60 Points
I have really enjoyed the first two weeks of my time in South Australia so far, with the only hiccup being this wine. Seriously, why? Judging by the reactions around the table, the target demographic for this sweet juice is, at best, twelve years old. Attack of raspberry jam that you wonder if it has started to turn. Bubbles added in an aggressive SodaStream[TM]. Off dry with some chemical sugar-like sweetness. And then it all hollows out on the mid-palate until it builds an insipid, syrupy, bitter finish. This is vile juice!
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1/7/2018 - Joerg65 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Really yummy this red dark sparkling wine
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7/1/2012 - OTTnMIA wrote: 74 Points
Ugh, dreadful! Even with low expectations this was borderline undrinkable.
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12/11/2010 - BravoPapa wrote:
Since I don't have much experience with sparking wines, I'm not going to give it a rating. It definitely tastes like an Australian Shiraz, but with a bit of sweetness along with the carbonation. It is fairly dry; I'd probably consider it off-dry. The sweetness is offset by the carbonation. It seems like a fairly good sparkling wine.
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