Motörhead Shiraz

Fair enough. No faults but not exiting in any other way than looking at the bottle. Tried listening to the ace of spades while drinking a glass, but it did nothing for the wine.

1952 Maurice O'Shea Lunch (Sydney, Australia) : Cherry, blackcurrant and blackberry on the nose. Lively red fruit on the palate with some good power to it. Better than expected and a pleasant dose of fruit after a run of wines that were past their best.

I was expecting a very jammy and full-bodied Aussie Shiraz, which is why this wine was a bit surprise: its body is somewhere between mid-bodied and full-bodied, and instead of sweet, jammy dark fruit the wine is pretty fresh with red berries. There is some exotic spice and some toasted, or even charred oak, but otherwise this is nothing like an Aussie Shiraz. The tannins are weak and the alcohol punches through the fresh, light palate. Luckily there is a …