R Wines-Chris Ringland-Ebenezer-Shiraz-Barossa Valley-Australia-2006-$14.99-A nose of dark fruit and smoke, purple and black in color. A smooth, big wine, with blackberry, blueberry, licorice, allot of depth for this price point. R Wines is a recently formed wine company that makes some great wines most with interesting labels, Chris Ringland is the winemaker. RP-93 CR-4-4.5 Good with chicken, pasta, ribs.
Southern Flinders Rangers Estate Pty Ltd-Flinders Run-Shiraz-Australia-2006-$15.99-A big nose of roasted meats, very interesting. Very dark almost purple in color. Smooth, spicy,blueberry, chocolate, creamy, a very enjoyable different Shiraz. RP-92 WS-91 CR-4.5 Good with meats, pasta, chicken.
Mollydooker Wines-The Boxer-Shiraz-Sarah and Sparky Marquis-McLaren Vale-South Australia-2006-$24.99-A big fruit bomb nose of dark and spicy fruit, very dark purple color. A smooth, big wine, blueberry and blackberry, spice, earth. Mollydooker makes some great wines, The Boxer has been great since it first came out in 2005. RP-94 WS-90 CR-4.5-5 Good with meats, pasta and chicken.
Cimicky & Son Winemakers-Cimicky-Trumps-Shiraz-Barossa Valley-Australia-2007-$15.99-A good nose of spicy fruit, very dark in color. Black cherry, raspberries, plum, white pepper flavors, a enjoyable Shiraz. Cool label. WS-90 CR-4 Good with burgers, chicken, pasta.
Tait Wines-The Ball Buster-Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot-Barossa Valley-Australia-2004-$18.00-A big nose of dark spicy fruit, purple, black in color. Big but smooth, blackberry, cassis, spicy oak, a very good wine. RP-93 CR-4.5 Good with steak, ribs, chicken, pasta.
Rocland Estate-Chocolate Box-Dark Chocolate-Shiraz-Barossa Valley-Australia-2007-$14.99-An interesting nose of dark fruit and chocolate. Very dark in color. Blackberry, chocolate and brown sugar on the back end. A bit different from some of the other Australian Shiraz fruit bombs. WS-86 WE-90 CR-4 Good with pasta, meats, chicken.
