Community Tasting Notes 8

• WineBirdy Likes this wine: 82 points

  January 6, 2022 - For a 12 year old Shiraz that should have been consumed by 2015, thus wasn’t too bad. It’s definitely got age on it and the flavors were very muted.

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• wcf1946 Does not like this wine: 60 points

  June 29, 2014 - Arguably the worst bottle of wine I have had in 29 years of wine drinking.
  Disjointed flavors. Could not even detect that it was Shiraz. No balance, no finish. Basically dark food coloring with a little alcohol. I tried it several times over the course of the evening, then poured it down the sink. It's a screw top, so one can't blame it on being corked.

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• Hudson26 Likes this wine: 88 points

  April 14, 2014 - Surprisingly complex array of deep berry notes and flavor for a $7 bottle of wine. Compares favorably with other bottles of Shiraz in the $15-25 price range.

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• Aparritz wrote: 88 points

  December 4, 2013 - I disagree with each of the other reviews. The bottle I had took a few minutes to open but I got some pleasant fruit (really awesome nose) and some distinct acidity that resembled saline, or seawater - but in a good way. Enjoyed the first night but had some deterioration the 2nd night, despite preservation with argon. Definitely worth trying for less than $10 at trader joes. I bought this through a recommendation from the reverse wine snob blog.

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• brottman wrote: 83 points

  October 8, 2013 - Bitter black pepper and tar...I like bold wines, but this wasn't all that pleasant.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2011
• Type Red
• Producer Berton Vineyard
• Varietal Shiraz
• Designation The Black
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Australia
• Region South Australia
• SubRegion Barossa
• Appellation Barossa
• UPC Code 9335966000322

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• In Cellars 29 (34%)
• Consumed 57 (66%)

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