This is a little thinner in style than I remember from the 2009. Nothing really wrong with the taste, just less than I expected. Does not quite have that whole mouth filling sensation we expect from Aussie Shiraz. Medium purple color where you can barely see your two fingers. Some violets with the blueberry and black cherry on the nose. Have to describe the fruit across the palate as weak. There is a lot more plum than we expect from a Shiraz. Pretty one dimensional. Has the flavor impression of some or all whole cluster fermentation, or is that what we get from rotary fermentors? Little or no oak. The finish has some potential with plum flavors lingering for a minute or so.
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11/10/2013 - tlexvold wrote: 82 Points
cherry taste
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8/2/2013 - Hammerturk Likes this wine: 85 Points
Very nice, reasonably priced
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4/19/2013 - DanRo Likes this wine: 85 Points
Rien d'exceptionnel, mais rien qui accroche. Un nouveau monde passe-partout.
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2/26/2013 - Mike Kopanski wrote: 85 Points
This is a little thinner in style than I remember from the 2009. Nothing really wrong with the taste, just less than I expected. Does not quite have that whole mouth filling sensation we expect from Aussie Shiraz. Medium purple color where you can barely see your two fingers. Some violets with the blueberry and black cherry on the nose. Have to describe the fruit across the palate as weak. There is a lot more plum than we expect from a Shiraz. Pretty one dimensional. Has the flavor impression of some or all whole cluster fermentation, or is that what we get from rotary fermentors? Little or no oak. The finish has some potential with plum flavors lingering for a minute or so.
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12/7/2012 - FrugalGlug wrote: 85 Points
Simple, but overall pretty pleasing for such a bargain bottle. One of the better "chucks."
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