This wine is from Mt Langi Ghiran in Victoria, Australia. We picked it up since you don't see many 2003 in Gross Out.The bottle says "this complex blend of our best vineyard sites offers dark berry fruit flavors of blackberry and liquorice with subtle spices and toasted oak notes. Fine tannins are supported by generous fruit and persistent acidity." This bottle had a screw cap. 15% Alcohol. (Higher than any we have seen from Australia.)
We drank this wine over two days and had quite different opinions for the two glasses. The first day we felt it was not complex (bland) and too bitter. The color is quite dark in the glass. The nose improved to nice berry notes on the second day. The taste was light berry and graphite with a strong finish. After breathing, it was much better, but still had strong tannins punching the back sides of the tongue. The experience was much more like a Cab than a Shiraz.
At $6.99, this is a more expensive bottle for Gross Out and had a hard to believe markdown from $35(?). So, we expected more from it and it really only delivered the second day. The obvious advice is that this needs decanting to open up. My wife enjoyed this wine more than I did, so we have a split decision.
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