Wolf Blass, Yellow Label Shiraz, South Australia

not worth the cheap price.

Brought this to Jia He Chinese Restaurant for dinner with my wine mates. Theme of the evening: Wines that start with the letter W. Decanted for 2.5 hours before serving. Dark brooding purple with notes of ripe berries and plums. Good structure supported by black spices, cassis and cedar. Wine is still youthful at this stage. Drinking nicely now, will age well for the next 5 to 10 years. Made in the classic Barossa Cabernet-Shiraz style. A very textbook Australian …

The colour is medium ruby. The wine has a medium intensity. The aromas are of black pepper, red cherry, red plum, black cherry, blackberry, toast, cedar, meaty, cooked blackberry, dried leaf. The wine is developing. The wine is dry, the acidity is medium, the tannin level is medium (+), this wine is medium (+) bodied. The flavour intensity is medium (+), the length of flavour is medium (-). The alcohol is high. The flavours are black pepper, red cherry, red …

Mmm, this is a good wine for the price - buy again. Long aftertaste, pleasant wine.

Basic Shiraz, taste of plum and blackberry with some vanilla and oaky notes. Warm and medium finish, however not complex and not very bold. More an everyday Shiraz.

Do you like red wine? Yes? Do you like paying $40 for really nice red wine? Yes? Buy this. I'm all about it. Out homies...