2008 Yellow Tail Shiraz - Grenache
So, I keep meaning to take notes as to what I think of the wines I drink, and I never remember to do it. But rather than use that archaic paper stuff, I guess I'll just do it on here!
So this is the 2008 Yellow Tail Shiraz - Grenache. First off, it's cheap. Normally I hear it goes for 6-8 bucks a bottle, but my store has it on special right now for $3.99, so I couldn't resist! It is 80% Shiraz and 20% Grenache and comes in at 13.5% alcohol. It is, as one might expect a deep purple-red in color. The nose was candy-like with vanilla hints, raspberries and a slight chalkiness that reminds me of sweet-tarts. Seriously! Don't look at me like that.
Upon tasting, raspberries were definitely the at the forefront of the pallate, though vanilla wasn't far behind. The vanilla tasted more like imitation vanilla extract, and added perhaps a bit too much sweetness to the affair. I suspect they were trying to make it taste like it was oaked,when I don't think it really was. This strange sweetness was, however, balanced out by a fair whollop of acidity that counters it well. I also noticed a bit of peppery spiciness, a hallmark of Shiraz. The finish remained a tad tart, which I don't mind, but I can imagine not everybody would feel the same way. The only thing I'm really a tad put off by is that vanilla weirdness.
While it's not exactly going to set the world on fire with its awesomeness, I'd easily recommend this wine. It's approachable, flavorful, and cheap!
Now... wines generally seem to be reviewed on a 100-point scale, with 100 being an orgasm or two in a glass and 1 being some sort of nasty poison that ends up killing me. Granted, you'll never get to see a 1 from me because I'll be dead. So, if I'm dead and you see a spilled glass of wine next to my stiffening corpse, find the bottle, hack my LiveJournal and post that that bastard was a 1-point wine! And don't drink any.
2008 Yellow Tail Shriaz - Grenache. On the Tobyn scale of wines this comes in at, let's say 86 points.
It'll take me a few days to finish the bottle, if anything worthwhile comes of further tasting, I will let the world know!
So this is the 2008 Yellow Tail Shiraz - Grenache. First off, it's cheap. Normally I hear it goes for 6-8 bucks a bottle, but my store has it on special right now for $3.99, so I couldn't resist! It is 80% Shiraz and 20% Grenache and comes in at 13.5% alcohol. It is, as one might expect a deep purple-red in color. The nose was candy-like with vanilla hints, raspberries and a slight chalkiness that reminds me of sweet-tarts. Seriously! Don't look at me like that.
Upon tasting, raspberries were definitely the at the forefront of the pallate, though vanilla wasn't far behind. The vanilla tasted more like imitation vanilla extract, and added perhaps a bit too much sweetness to the affair. I suspect they were trying to make it taste like it was oaked,when I don't think it really was. This strange sweetness was, however, balanced out by a fair whollop of acidity that counters it well. I also noticed a bit of peppery spiciness, a hallmark of Shiraz. The finish remained a tad tart, which I don't mind, but I can imagine not everybody would feel the same way. The only thing I'm really a tad put off by is that vanilla weirdness.
While it's not exactly going to set the world on fire with its awesomeness, I'd easily recommend this wine. It's approachable, flavorful, and cheap!
Now... wines generally seem to be reviewed on a 100-point scale, with 100 being an orgasm or two in a glass and 1 being some sort of nasty poison that ends up killing me. Granted, you'll never get to see a 1 from me because I'll be dead. So, if I'm dead and you see a spilled glass of wine next to my stiffening corpse, find the bottle, hack my LiveJournal and post that that bastard was a 1-point wine! And don't drink any.
2008 Yellow Tail Shriaz - Grenache. On the Tobyn scale of wines this comes in at, let's say 86 points.
It'll take me a few days to finish the bottle, if anything worthwhile comes of further tasting, I will let the world know!