2002 Tait "The Ball Buster" - It's 5 O'Clock Somew

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2002 Tait "The Ball Buster" - It's 5 O'Clock Somew

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Neither my wife nor I felt like cooking tonight, so we ordered "takeaway" to enjoy at home.

On a lark, grabbed a bottle of The Ball Buster from the cellar (the screwcap helped make the decision as everyone was anxious to dig in).

This is everything I love about so many Australian wines. Ripe, round, smooth, low acid, full-bodied and easy with food.

Like country music, it ain't complicated. Who cares? For $12, I'm glad I bought 2 cases.
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Fr ur description, it isnt a "testicle tearer" as the name has suggested :oops:
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Re: 2002 Tait "The Ball Buster" - It's 5 O'Clock S

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Doc Rock wrote:This is everything I love about so many Australian wines. Ripe, round, smooth, low acid, full-bodied and easy with food.

Like country music, it ain't complicated. Who cares? For $12, I'm glad I bought 2 cases.


Doc,

It really is a nice wine isn't it? Much better than you might expect from the name and price. The idiosyncratic shiraz/cab/merlot blend makes it stand out in a crowd too. It's about $A18 here, so your price is very good too.
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Red Bigot wrote:
Doc Rock wrote:This is everything I love about so many Australian wines. Ripe, round, smooth, low acid, full-bodied and easy with food.

Like country music, it ain't complicated. Who cares? For $12, I'm glad I bought 2 cases.


Doc,

It really is a nice wine isn't it? Much better than you might expect from the name and price. The idiosyncratic shiraz/cab/merlot blend makes it stand out in a crowd too. It's about $A18 here, so your price is very good too.


Brian,

If there were more wines like this available in The States at this price point, there would be alot more red wine drinkers here. This wine is a favorite among my friends who are casual wine drinkers and novices to the wine world.

Sadly, California isn't producing anything nearly this enjoyable at anywhere close to this price.
Steve

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