This blind review focuses on Aussie plonk, the kind that you see at every summer BBQ in the hand of friends who think it’d be great to bring wine, but have yet to delve deeper. This review focuses on Australia’s sins.
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He says: The Aussies are having a laugh. She says: …for me was at least drinkable (but only just). 
She says: Whilst the aromatics were relatively closed in comparison to the oak bombs alongside, the black pepper on the palate was a welcome layer to the otherwise black fruit and vanilla taste. He says: If you do need to spend less than $15 on a cheap bottle of Shiraz, and it has to be Australian, perhaps try this bottle. 
She says: It makes me sad that this is what a lot of consumers think of when they think of Aussie wine. If I was ‘playing by my rules’ as Yellow Tail advertise, I would not serve this at all. He says: Made to please the masses of the easy-drinking wine drinking public, it’s easy to see why this sells as well as Welch’s grape juice, and I don’t mean to criticize Welch’s. 
She says: More ripe, sweet fruit on the palate than the Kangarilla Road although it still lacked any complexity. He says: Unless they’re selling at $10/bottle, I’d steer clear of buying McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon from the 2007 vintage. I want my $30 back. 
He says: This bottle is a prime example of an underipe harvest – too tart, aggressive tannins, not enough intensity or length, and almost the opposite characteristics of what you’d expect from this grape. Avoid. She says: A disappointing example of McLaren Vale. |
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