August 31, 2014 - This is not exactly my kinda wine, I found the fruit a touch overripe and the tannins too soft and i like the freshness, but overall not much pleased with it. But the other guys on the dinner were quite happy and really liked it...
February 12, 2014 - Tons of flavors going on here with plums, black cherry, and chocolate dominate. Good value.
April 4, 2013 - very good value. drinking very nicely now
March 11, 2013 - Drunk at a wedding so the notes aren't too fancy. A tasty medium to full bodied wine that was quite satisfying. Cabernet dominates the shiraz with black currant, plums, black cherry, mint and hints of red berries. A lick of chocolate. Cedar oak and spice too. A yummy bargain.
January 16, 2013 - Smells black - pepper, currant, berry. Afterscents of licorice and vanilla. Whoever decided to mix Cabernet and Shiraz is one crazy Aussie but sometimes it works. This is a big jammy fruitbomb with alcohol in check at 13.5%, loads of plum jam, ripe berries, and chocolate. Delicious wine and excellent value!
December 7, 2012 - Wine can taste better or worse depending on the day you've had. In my case, til now, three Christmas parties without a drop of booze! Consequently this may be tasting better than it would on other days. Black and red fruits, plenty of mulberry, and dark chocolate. Excellent balance, enough structure to satisfy.
September 22, 2012 - Typical big chocolate.
August 15, 2012 - I'll jump on the fanwagon with the Scribbler. nice robust wine with some good nummyness to it. buy more.
July 21, 2012 - Drank a couple of weeks ago after taking delivery following the Yalumba Winemaker Dinner in Melbourne.
Little subdued on opening but given a bit of time in the decanter the nose opened up nicely revealing black fruit with a hint of spice. Medium body and full flavoured without being overly alcoholic or too try.
Good value wine that will benefit from a bit of time in the bottle.
July 4, 2012 - Plummy red color with some purple highlights. Typical Aussie red nose with aromas of plum jam, licorice spice, smoke, ripe dark cherries, some minty nuances and a little coffee-chocolate oak. However, the nose is not in that in-your-face fruit bomb style, but in more restrained, elegant style. Full-bodied and succulent in the mouth with spicy complexity, dark cherry, chocolate, vanilla oak and some blackcurrant. The palate is much more concentrated than the nose leads to believe. The overall appearance is sweet, but not overtly jammy. There is some grip to the quite subtle tannins, whereas the acidity remains quite low, and thus the body quite soft and smooth. Pretty long finish with flavors of cherry chocolate, some vanilla and a hint of wood.
A decent basic level Ozzie red, but a little too ripe, soft and low in tannins and acidity for my tastes. Good for its price point amongst the Oz reds we got here, as the wine is not overtly sweet, jammy and fat, but instead more balanced and has some complexity. Nothing spectacular, but a good effort in its own category. If you like the style, the wine is an ok purchase at 14,98€.