Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Do You Come From A Land Down Under?

Name: Wolf Blass Yellow Label Shiraz

Variety: Shiraz

Region: South Australia

Country: Australia

Year: 2012

Price: $11.95

Critic Review: Sugar and spice, and everything nice. I know that describes ye ole Hemipsycho, but it applies to ye ole Shiraz from the Wolfe Blass Yellow line of label color.
Maybe leave the sugar part out.
Dry and spice and everything nice. That's better.
~https://www.vivino.com/wineries/wolf-blass/wines/yellow-label-shiraz-2012#user-reviews (several other brief consumer reviews, also)

From the Winemaker: Selected batches of fruit from premium South Australian Shiraz vineyards are brought together in a well-structured wine displaying attractive berry and spice characters supported by subtle creamy oak and finishing with fine, velvety tannins. ~https://www.wolfblass.com/en-au/wines/yellow-label/shiraz

They even have a PDF with a lot more detail about this wine:
~https://www.wolfblass.com/~/media/Files/WolfBlass/Tasting-Notes/Yellow-Label/Shiraz/Wolf-Blass-Yellow-Label-Shiraz-2012-Tasting-Notes.pdf

My Review: I've decided that I love wines from the southern hemisphere. The previous Malbec has nearly been topped by this delicious Shiraz from Australia. Aromas of plum and cherry with no real surprises in the flavor. As a novice wine drinker, I actually like when what I smell is what I taste, though I'm sure I'll appreciate the discovery of nuances in due time. Smooth-drinking with relatively mild tannic structure, this wine was good on its own and with my cheesesteak sandwich.


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