A little over a year ago this wine won the Rosemount Trophy for Best Shiraz Worldwide at the International Wine & Spirit Competition in London. Oddly enough, it only got a Silver at the Okanagan Wine Festival in Penticton. Either way, it's a steal at about $30-35... if you can find it in your local private liquor store. I did, and bought my allocation of two bottles.
Here's what I thought of it:
Deep ruby in colour, the first thing that pulled me in was spicy orange zest. It's meaty and peppery, with sweet spices and chocolate. There's plenty of cassis, and just about every other dark and red berry. The finish is very long. So long, in fact, that we termed it the "Energizer bunny finish".
So, is it the best in the world? Sure, maybe - a bunch of people in London certainly thought so. But what I care most about is that it's incredibly complex and delicious, while being very reasonably priced. If you can find it, buy as much of it as you can, and share it with your wine loving friends. It'll blow you away.
Here's what I thought of it:
Deep ruby in colour, the first thing that pulled me in was spicy orange zest. It's meaty and peppery, with sweet spices and chocolate. There's plenty of cassis, and just about every other dark and red berry. The finish is very long. So long, in fact, that we termed it the "Energizer bunny finish".
So, is it the best in the world? Sure, maybe - a bunch of people in London certainly thought so. But what I care most about is that it's incredibly complex and delicious, while being very reasonably priced. If you can find it, buy as much of it as you can, and share it with your wine loving friends. It'll blow you away.
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