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first of all, this wine is a $10 buck cleanskin. so, Grange it aint.
A blend of Dolcetto/Pinot/ and Shiraz. Alright, you can stop sniggering!

true, i'm a tragic low budget drinker and happy to be adventuress,
so when i saw this wine it was a purely "thats unusual" speculative purchase.

Colour is certainly midish strawberry red with nice transparency and vibrancy [the way a Grenache can sometimes appear], and upon first eyeballing i thought "ok, a rose". thats cool, i'm no snob.

anyhow, in the mouth, very smooth, pleasingly lightish and quite ripe but not cloying. almost certainly, un-oaked though more substantial than i would have expected. the fruit was up-frontish and talked strawberries 2 me [the rave said 'summer berries'], a little stewed rhubarb with a some regional spear-mintiness on the mid palate. the blend worked in a nudge nudge wink wink keep the gals smiling way. 13% alc. vol.

sure, it could probably be given a light chill though i didnt bother.

for a late avo summer drink i think it hit the mark. for a 3 year old feral mix it was a unexpected delight and i'd buy it again for casual summer quaffing. i reckon it would go quite ok with bbq chicken snags, fetta, and olives with fresh garden/basil salad. for the bucks, a engaging 83/100. good value, and if i were looking for a budget cleanskin to knock off at a summer bbq [or couch surfing] I'd happily tick the yes box. it was a definite leg up on a too sweet by half 2002 Hardys Sangiovese i tried a while back.

ok, you can start laughing again.

For $10 you can get a 93 Shiraz/Durif cleanskin from Warrabilla thats plenty big enough and Ballsy enough for most . It was due for Reserve but the 02 and 04 are bigger and better. See thru it aint!

Cheers
Smithy

I think that might be 2003, not 93. It is great value too.

Yes I did mean an 03 Shiraz/Durif not a 93!
Not much has happened in the last 10 years so I'm a bit blond.
Call me Flicker...not bright enough to be on all the time!

Cheers
Smithy

thanks kindly 4 offering me your lifebuoy for budget drinking.
that shiraz/durif sounds well worth tracking down.
heh, whats wrong with see-thru?... said the call girl to the vicar!
big, dense and ballsy wines sure have a place [i like variety]
but sometimes i feel our tastebuds can be bludgeoned into dumb submission. maybe thats why so many drinkers of monster reds laugh at pinot drinkers.
its like the badge of honour Indian food nazi's wear.
yeah, i knocked off the HOTTEST and BEST curry ever the other day. And the 6 pack of take no prisoners Elephant Lager i knocked off with the Vindy made me feel like a hero! big deal i think. did they actually taste it? CHEERS > didiwah dave

The nice things about good big reds is that they have flavour and are balanced. This little no is not about palate bludgeoning, not eeven the Reserves or the bigger Parolas do that.

I agree if you have pain sensations with bigger stuff.....thats not fun, drink something else.


Cheers
Smithy

When you send over your 04 Durif to Adelaide, you'd better throw in a case of the cleanie too. I'll speak to my retailer.