Name: Black Opal Shiraz
Variety: 100% Shiraz
Region: South Eastern Australia
Country: Australia
Year: 2011
Price: $5.95
Wine Shop Review: The Black Opal wines are sourced from vineyards found in South Australia along the Limestone Coast, at Langhorne Creek and in the infamous Barossa Valley. Black Opal Shiraz is rich red in the glass. Aromas of blackberry, pepper and spce followed with rich plum flavors round out the palate. Soft tannins give structure to the fruit-driven palate.
My Review: I thought this one was great - it had a dark violet plum-like color to it. We even bought a bottle of this, and we had a chance to try it in 2 different glasses, a champagne glass, and a bordeaux glass. We all agreed that there was a real difference in aroma, coming through much stronger in the bordeaux glass. Nice dark fruit flavors came through (particularly in the bigger glass) and I felt like this had a caramel taste to it as well. Really good red wine, I was happy that we had a chance to try it again and drink a full glass as opposed to just the tasting.
I did not have this with food.
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