Community Tasting Note
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stayhappy21 wrote: 88 points
May 12, 2014 - Drank it tonight over a family dinner.
Colour is slowly but surely turning to reddish brown, giving away its age. Notes of plums on the nose, with the typical (and expected) Barossa Shiraz on the palate: black pepper spice, dotted with power, red fruits and high alcoholic finish. Wine resembles an overripe fruit which is over extracted. Long and lingering finish.
We had curry for dinner, and the spice in the curry made the Shiraz more spicy. Not a good pair with spicy food, especially Asian curry.
This reminds me of the Warrenmang Shiraz which we drank more than a week ago, minus the coffee and chocolate notes, but has a better finish. More complex than the typical supermarket Aussie Shiraz, this wine, at 10 years of age, has its tannins dissolved and is smooth and easy to drink. Style is rather relatively straight-forward and represents good QPR.2,313 views