Vintage: 2008
Type: Shiraz
Country: Australia – Barossa
This wine has nice oak hints with black fruit, chocolate, vanilla and tobacco. Still quite dark, almost purple colour. Good effort.
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Wine Review
Some Young Punks The Squid’s Fist 2009
Friday, April 1st, 2011
Vintage: 2009
Type: Sangiovese Blend
Country: Australia
This Sangiovese-Shiraz blend from the Some Young Punks winery is quite enjoyable. The bottle is a work of pulp art, one of the winery’s trademarks.
The wine has smooth tannins with chocolate and cherries on the pallet. The finish has a nice hint of herbs, which is subtle but noticeable. Drink with a hearty fare.
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Jacob’s Creek Shiraz – Cabernet 2006
Saturday, February 5th, 2011
Vintage: 2006
Type: Shiraz Cabernet
Country: Australia
This bottle is typical of most mass-produced Australian reds, good flavour and easy to drink without being memorable. Nice flavours of blackberries with a layer of oak. I would certainly order this in a bar, as it’s easy and pleasurable to drink.
Campo Azafran Vino de la Tierra de Castilla 2008
Thursday, January 20th, 2011
Vintage: 2008
Type: Rioja – Tempranillo/Shiraz Blend
Country: Spain
Overall this is a decent tempranillo that tastes OK once it has been given a bit of air. Typical hints of oak and red berries, but overall nothing too special. Not bad value-for-money.
Penfolds – St. Henri 2000
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Vintage: 2002
Type: Tempranillo
Country: Spain
Description
John Duval – Plexus
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Vintage: 2006
Type: Blend (Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvedre)
Country: Australia – Barossa Valley
This wine is a blend of Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvedre created by John Duval in the Barossa Valley. It has balanced flavours of red and black fruits. The understated oak on the nose is special and overall the wine is superb, hinting of southern Rhone.
It’s excellent now if decanted – but will be age very well and will taste exquisite in a decade.
Punt Road Shiraz 2005
Monday, March 15th, 2010
Vintage: 2005
Type: Shiraz
Country: Australia – Yarra Valley
An excellent vintage from an excellent vineyard. It’s made from 22 year old vines in the Coldstream area of the Valley. It has been aged in French oak, and you can tell on the nose. The Shiraz has a spicy pepper undertone coupled with strong berries for a medium-bodied wine. This wine will cellar well and is not too expensive.
Short Mile Bay Shiraz
Monday, March 1st, 2010
Vintage: 2006
Type: Shiraz
Country: Australia
We picked this wine in a bar, so the expectations were not high. Overall, it was quite drinkable, though I wouldn’t choose this wine outside a bar and it won’t find its way into my cellar. Good choice for a bar though. No real stand out characteristics, it was a strong Auzzie Shriaz.
Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz
Sunday, January 10th, 2010
Vintage: 2005
Type: Shiraz
Country: South Australia, Australia
To me, this was an Australian red wine that stood out from the other Austrlian exports showcased at the wine fair.
In a glass, it looks like your typical older shiraz: deep reddish-purple colour, long legs, slight fading at the edges. What sets this wine apart is that it has a slight mossy or earthy character on its finish, which is reminiscent of the Bordeaux from Chateau Rouselle 2004. Could this be an Aussie wine that is channelling a French spirit?
Well done to Wolf Blass for choosing a great company to take to the next level.
Yellow Tail – Shiraz
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Vintage: 2008
Type: Shiraz
Country: Australia
Oh dear. As a big fan of Australian shiraz wines, I really wanted to like this one (especially because Yellow Tail has consistently produced fantastic merlots). Unfortunately, I find this Shiraz too grainy on the tongue, which is perhaps what happens when the boss’ nose wants to be generous with its earthiness and full-bodiness. Its redeeming features are its intense purple-like colour, spicy aroma and formation of long legs on the glass.