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Showing posts with label shiraz/syrah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shiraz/syrah. Show all posts

Pillar Box Red 2007

Posted by cfoldi On 4.10.10 0 comments



Blend of 65% Shiraz, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot.

Displaying a dark colour and vibrant purple hue, the 2007 Pillar Box Red has bright aromas of blue and dark berry fruit entwined with liquorice, spermint and cigar box complexity.
The palate is rich and fleshy, with flavours of fresh blackcurrant and blueberry fruit combined with orange rind, dark chocolate and spicy smoky oak characters.
Whilst the tannins are full, the palate is round, soft and well balanced, leading into a lingering harmonious finish.
Serve with a soft, runny camembert cheese.
Bargain for just NZ$ 19.

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St Hallet Gamekeepers Reserve Shiraz Grenache 2008

Posted by cfoldi On 14.9.10 0 comments



A fascinating blend from old Barossa Valley vines, each fruit parcel was vinified separately in stainless steel and, following malolactic, aged on lees for eight months.
The nose displayes ripe red fruit, with violet and cinnamon notes enlivened by rose petal-like nuances.
It is a medium bodied wine with well defined cherry and raspberry flavours enhanced by a touch of smokiness and earthiness.
For NZ$ 19.

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Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2007

Posted by cfoldi On 26.7.10 0 comments


The Koonunga Hill success story continues.

This Shiraz Cabernet offers juicy boysenberry and blackcurrant aromas with a balanced seasoning of cedary, charry oak.
It tastes mellow and welcoming, with a harmonious foundation of fine powdery tannins.
Really good choice and a perfect match with lamb chops.
For NZ$ 17.

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Peter Lehmann The Futures Shiraz 2006

Posted by cfoldi On 19.7.10 0 comments


One of Australia's favourite reds, The Futures had an interesting beginning: it was the first wine Peter Lehmann sold to friends and family on a pay now for delivery in two years arrangement. The stratagem worked, ensuring that the winery had a future.
The fruit was selected from low-yielding Barossa vineyards, partially barrel fermented and matured for fifteen months in French oak.
Inky dark, it displays aromas of ripe plum and black cherry enveloped by nutmeg and vanilla.
Opulently structured and richly flavoured, with an enduring finish.
For NZ$ 39.

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Montes Alpha Syrah 2005

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From very low yields (makes the wine more concentrated).
Intense floral, tobacco and leather on the nose, cherries, smoky spice and strawberries on the palate.
Heady, intoxicating, seriously top notch.
Perfect match for (medium or rare) beaf steak.
Respect it.
A bargain for NZ$ 33.


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Arrogant Frog Ribet Red (Shiraz) 2006

Posted by cfoldi On 12.7.10 0 comments


A beautifully crafted, stylish Syrah sourced from three different vineyards located in Languedoc.
Blackberry aromas are backed by spice and toasty oak, the fruit-driven palate showing distinctive, spice-spiked plum flavours complemented by a suave mouthfeel, supple tannins and a lingering aftertaste.
At it's best age.
For NZ$ 20.

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Trinity Hill The Trinity 2002

Posted by cfoldi On 6.7.10 0 comments


50% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Syrah, each from various vineyards in the Gimblett Gravels and the Heretaunga Plains of Hawkes Bay.
From the Syrah: blackberry and black pepper nuances, from the Merlot: leather and plum aromas, from the the Cabernet Franc: the aromatic spice and red currant character, and the cassis from Cabernet Sauvignon.

The blending of the fruit characters from these four varieties and the spine of the Cabernet Sauvignon has combined to produce a complex, fruit dominant wine.
The sensitive oak aging has added a further dimension to the wine without being obvious.
Richness and soft, ripe tannins make this wine a serious yet eminently drinkable wine.
Ready to drink for NZ$ 19.

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Shingleback Shiraz 2004

Posted by cfoldi On 30.6.10 0 comments


Juicy McLaren Vale reds like this are oh-so-easy to like.
It's a smooth, blackberries-and-cream-like version of Australian Shiraz - ripe, lush and ultra-smooth, with fine tannin structure and a lingering finish.

A real crowd-pleaser. Not more, not less.
For NZ$ 25.

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Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2004

Posted by cfoldi On 21.2.10 0 comments


Dubbed the 'Poor man's Grange' or 'Baby Grange' (in part because the components of the wine are matured in the same barrels that held the previous vintage of Grange), the Bin 389 is made up of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon and 47% Shiraz.


This wine is dark and vibrant purple.
On the nose dark berries and plum, a hint of middle-east spices and cedary oak.
The oak is seamlessly integrated and the wealth of fruit is shy at putting its best step forward.
Patience is required here.
Very important: this wine shows its real face at 15-18 degrees Celsius!
Brooding, tight, grainy, dusty, black currant, plum and tobacco aromas with some pepper at the back.
The tannin structure is significant, but appropriate to what the wine has in store.
Perfect choice for 'heavy' , red meat. Especially for deer.

Definitely worth its NZ$ 44 price.

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Hardy's Oomoo Shiraz 2007

Posted by cfoldi On 20.1.10 0 comments


The colour of this wine is a bright crimson with purple hues.

A delightful mix of dark chocolate and plums with licorice, blackberry and leather spice on the nose.
The palate is full of fruits, especially dark cherries and berries along with mocha and star anise.
Medium/medium plus body.
A great drinking wine, superb with most red meat or good cheese.
The sweet fruit flavours are balanced by savoury ripe tannins, culminating in a long, cool finish.

Extremly good value for its price (NZ$ 25).

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