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| Chateau/Producer: | Alice White | | Wine Name: | Shiraz | | Country: | Australia | | State: | Southeastern Australia | | Region: | Southeastern Australia | | Wine Score: | 67 | | Notes: | The color is a very dark garnet, almost black. This wine shows strong legs. It has a medium-strength nose of jammy berries--blackberry, raspberry. The flavor, though, is a bit thin and watery, with vague fruit, high acidity, and an element of bitterness. There's also a sort of weird finish that alternates between jammy fruitiness and bitterness.
I bought this wine because it was available in a quarter-bottle, perfect for a single big glass, and I'd seen the brand around and thought that it might be similar to Yellowtail or Rosemount, other reasonably-priced Australian wines. I haven't tasted Yellowtail lately, but this is certainly no Rosemount. I can't say that I would find it that bad in a blind tasting, but I don't think I'll buy it again. | | Tasting Date: | 2005-04-01 | | Varietal: | shiraz | | Additional Notes: | I purchased this at $1.89/quarter bottle. | | Price US$: | 7.56 | | Source: | Calandro's (Perkins), Baton Rouge, LA |
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