This was the first wine we tasted from the first case delivered from a hastily signed-up-to wine club. Signing up to 5 cases of wine a year taste untasted was a risky move, so we had high hopes that my foolish credit card waving would be repaid in full. Alas, this was not to be.
This is not an undrinkable wine, don't get me wrong. It's just not a very good shiraz. The colour is good, a deep plum, and the legs seem to promise a juicy mouthfeel. The nose has some good spicy cherry aromas, and hints of chocolate, but is a bit more spirity than is ideal. Once you have a gulp, you'll learn that the legs can lie. The wine is too light-bodied - the tannins are barely there, and the flavours run away down the back of your throat almost before you taste them. There are some good berry flavours in there, and a sort of cedary earthiness. In fact, we thought it had something of the light-bodied earth flavours of pinot noir, only it didn't work as part of a shiraz.
Nevertheless, if you bought it as a "light red", you'd drink it and be quite happy.
Food: Anything light or it'll overwhelm the wine.
Price: $19 a bottle.
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