Jan 31 2008

Layer Cake Shiraz (Australia, 2005)

Category: Shiraz — Mike @ 6:44 am

	This wine is a Shiraz from the Barossa Valley in South Australia. This is our first review of a Shiraz wine. Shiraz wines are the same as Syrah (or Sirah) wines with the difference being that they are from Australia.
	$12 Purchased at Cost Plus World Market

Rich and dark with purple hues. Aromas of blackberries and chocolate. Tastes of vanilla, spice and berries. Would go best with big flavored foods. Bold and a little harsh with the alcohol taste coming through. I was expecting this wine to be layered with goodness and many different dimensions. Instead, this wine was more like a layer cake that sat in the sun all day, and the layers all kind of melted together. Not horrible, but I was disappointed.