10/30/05 Yellow Tail Shiraz 2004 黃尾袋鼠品嚐之二

Yellow Tail 2004 Shiraz
Varietal: Shiraz/Syrah
Appellation: Riverina, New South Wales, Australia
Volume: 1.5L
Price: $7.99
Dealer: Costco

Background Story:
(Cited it from http://www.yellowtailwineusa.com/about/)
what's with the name?
We get lots of questions about the name of our wine. And while sushi is a pretty good guess, the true namesake is the yellow-footed rock wallaby, a small, colorful breed of kangaroo that's known to roam the Casella vineyards.

Official Comment:
"Impressive spice, licorice and red berry aromas. This wine is perfectly balanced with silky tannins, accompanied by big, ripe fruit flavors." –Winemaker

Personal Comment:
Sight: A shining bloody red.
Nose: Swirl it lightly then berry with a lot of licorice aromas come out.
Taste: Spicy from the frist taste. Sweet ripe flavors with light tannins. Off-dry wine. It turns totally sweet after a while. It has a medium body, and it is considered as juice rather than a red wine. Easy to drink for a rookie like me.
清亮的紅色, 香味蠻直接且容易辨別, 輕輕地搖晃酒杯, 可以明顯的聞到莓果的香味, 飲入口中之後, 雖說帶著些微的單寧, 整體的感覺頗甜, 似乎是有點像果汁, 冰冰的喝應是較為爽口, 而不需期待有太多的層次與香氣能夠伴隨的時間而來, 易飲...
黃 尾袋鼠對想嚐試 著各式各樣葡萄酒的新手我來說, 有著一定程度地容易上手, 我想也是這個原因, 黃尾袋鼠在市場上的銷售量一直居高不下, 但以價位來說, 黃尾袋鼠並不像餐酒地般的低廉, 之後, 我會介紹Inglenook, Napa Valley的酒款, 那可絕對地說是低價位的餐酒, 而Inglenook本身更有著一段血淚史, 敬請期待.


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