Plummy, hot nose. Licorice, blackberry, vanilla. Light wood. Heavier sawdust on palate. Tobacco, preserved dark fruit. Considerable tannins; full finish.
Plummy, hot nose. Licorice, blackberry, vanilla. Light wood. Heavier sawdust on palate. Tobacco, preserved dark fruit. Considerable tannins; full finish.
May 18th, 2017
Price $14.
Deep purple in color with a short purple rim.
Nice fruity nose with black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, licorice, light vegetables, milk chocolates, smoke, pencil lead, light acetone, and black pepper.
Medium bodied with medium plus acidity and nice legs.
Dry and tangy on the palate with plums, raspberries, pomegranates, earth, graphite, spices, peppercorn, chocolates and tobacco leaf.
Medium on the finish with light tannins and tart raspberries.
A drinkable Shiraz from Australia, but very simple and a bit tart.
Unbalanced and probably on the way out by now. It really got points for the nose rather than the palate.
Needed 3 hours to open up.
14% alcohol by volume.
Price $14.
Deep purple in color with a short purple rim.
Nice fruity nose with black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, licorice, light vegetables, milk chocolates, smoke, pencil lead, light acetone, and black pepper.
Medium bodied with medium plus acidity and nice legs.
Dry and tangy on the palate with plums, raspberries, pomegranates, earth, graphite, spices, peppercorn, chocolates and tobacco leaf.
Medium on the finish with light tannins and tart raspberries.
A drinkable Shiraz from Australia, but very simple and a bit tart.
Unbalanced and probably on the way out by now. It really got points for the nose rather than the palate.
Needed 3 hours to open up.
14% alcohol by volume.
May 8th, 2017
Tasting side by side with Saint Joseph. Moderately jammy plum, boysenberry, and red cherry, violets, mint, rosemary, dark chocolate, and recently grilled steak. Solid example.
Tasting side by side with Saint Joseph. Moderately jammy plum, boysenberry, and red cherry, violets, mint, rosemary, dark chocolate, and recently grilled steak. Solid example.
Mar 28th, 2017
at 10 years this was absolutely strutting: generous blackberry, plum, cassis compote - rich, voluptuous exotic spices & white pepper - very Northern Rhône. silky smooth w/not the longest finish but the QPR is insane
at 10 years this was absolutely strutting: generous blackberry, plum, cassis compote - rich, voluptuous exotic spices & white pepper - very Northern Rhône. silky smooth w/not the longest finish but the QPR is insane
Nov 23rd, 2025
Sight: Opaque deep red/slight purple. Nose: dark fruit forward, chocolate. Mouth: High acidity, light bodied, mineral/salinity finish, spice, plum, black currant.
Sight: Opaque deep red/slight purple. Nose: dark fruit forward, chocolate. Mouth: High acidity, light bodied, mineral/salinity finish, spice, plum, black currant.
Apr 18th, 2025
Barossa Valley, Barossa, South Australia, Australia
