Yalumba, Paradox Shiraz, Barossa Valley

Colour: medium(+) purple Nose: medium(+) intensity, secondary, youthful. Red and black plum, blueberry, bramble jelly, blackberry. Strawberry jam. Black pepper. Cedar, nutmeg, cinnamon, gingerbread. Liquorice root. Palate: dry, medium(-) acidity, medium tannins, high alcohol (14,5%), medium(+) bodied. Medium(+) intensity, medium(+) length finish. Red and black plum, blueberry, bramble jelly, blackberry. Strawberry jam. Black pepper. Cedar (Yalumba have their own cooperage!), nutmeg, cinnamon, gingerbread. Liquorice root. Conclusions: very good -- a textbook example of a more medium bodied or "restrained" Barossa …

Rough decant. Deep purple. Spicy blue fruited Shiraz. Violets. Blackberry/Barossa sweetness emerging. 14abv. Soft round ripe flavours with the blue/black fruits of the nose. Medium weight and length. Inkiness emerging as it sits. Middle of the road. Time will help it.

PnP, this showed up as expected with dark fruit and a heavier hand when it comes to oak. Give this some air time to allow the oak to integrate further in the glass.

Tasty, easy drinking, reasonably priced syrah ("Shiraz") that goes with almost anything. Not deep or complex, but steps above most mass-market reds in this price range. I'm buying more.

Dark ruby in color with a violet hue at the rims, no opacity, high alcohol based on viscosity. The nose has medium+concentration, bringing aromas of anise, blackberry, black cherry, boysenberry, baking spices and a touch of black pepper. The palate is fruity and juicy, relatively restrained (as restrained as Barossa Shiraz tends to be. You won't confuse it for a French Syrah, but lighter than something like Mollydooker or Two Hands), leading to a soft palate with enough acidity to …

$16. Really nice wine. Would be great with a group of wine newbies and wine lovers. Pum and spice , palate of dark berry, black pepper, cinnamon and touch of licorice.