Tasting - Shiraz

 

Name: Yellow-Tail 
Variety: Shiraz
Country: Australia
Region: Yenda
Vintage: 2020
Price: $6.99

Winery Review: Deep red with purple reflections in color, on the nose, aromas of plum and blackberry with notes of spices. Weel-balanced in acidity. Rich and intense wine in style. On the palate, dry, oaky, bold, structured, a hint of black pepper, a touch of dark chocolate, delivers red fruit character, spicy balanced, jammy, powerful, filled with ripe, deep fruit-driven, lengthy. It has a long finish. - Review is given in Vivino by Morteza Afshar. 

Wine Folly: The textbook states that pairing this wine with some darker meat and exotic spices will bring out the fruit notes of this wine. It has a very high body, with little sweetness, and medium to high alcohol and tannins. Since this wine is from Australia it is Shiraz instead of the French name Syrah, and since it is Australia we should expect characteristics of blackberry sauce, fruit cake, sassafras, camphor, and sweet tobacco (pg 289). 

My Review: The first smell test I get some strong aromas of some berries present in the wine, I do not know if they are blackberries, however, I think they may be red berries instead. I also am able to pick up on some strong levels of acidity in the wine. The first taste test allows me to get more of that berry flavor that I was picking up in the wine. It also does not have as strong of acidity present as I thought when smelling it, instead, it has a really nice body and finish to it. I am also to pick up on some of the spices that are made into the wine as well. I did not pair any food with this wine but if I were it would be some kind of meaty food with some darker characteristics.