Last night the guys and girls met at Celar-17 for an inexpensive Shiraz tasting, that is until we had the RWT from Penfolds. We started with two Shiraz’s of the first release from Vinaceous winery in Australlia. Both wines were around $27.00
The first wine details:
Winery: Vinaceous
Vintage: 2006
Varietal: 80% Shiraz, 19% Grenache, and 1% Tempranillo
14.5% Alc
Deep dark color in the stem. Nice dark cherry, blackberry, lavender, black pepper, with a hint of vanilla, and milk chocolate. Nice full mouthfeel, velvety smooth tannins, balanced presence, and nice finish. This wine will improve with ageing. A good value.
Rating: 89+ JH
The second Shiraz below.
Winery: Vinaceous
Vintage: 2006
Varietal: 100% Shiraz
Appelation: Limestone Coast
14% alc, I think closer to 15%
Deep dark purple color. Black pepper, Bell Pepper, rough puckering tannins, and the finish is abrupt. The balance of the wine is out of sorts. I think this Shiraz needs time to mellow in the bottle.
Rating: 85 JH
I will talk about the RWT another day. 
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