Wolf Blass Shiraz 2010 Yellow Label Review

Another middle of the road wine. I kind of like it but not going to go bananas over it. A decent wine to go with dinner during the week.

The nose shows a nice fruity tone, cherry, hint of cough syrup – leads you into the wine with optimism – but not excitement. You never get the feeling it will be great. And for a wine made by Fosters brewery maybe greatness isn’t what you should be chasing. At least not with the Yellow Label brand. I hear some of their higher end wines are quite nice. Of course at this price range you obviously aren’t looking for greatness – just reliability and that’s what you get. A nice reliable, have with your pork chops kind of wine. It’s a little tart for my liking. It starts with some nice fruit, a little light on the tannins but then midway on the acid comes flying out and doesn’t turn back. I don’t mind wines that are a little overly tannic but too much acid – not a fan. I saw a video of a fella reviewing the 2006 and his big takeaway was Meh. And that’s about where I’ll leave it. Nice fruit, subtle tannins, too much acid – overall, meh…

While we’re on Wolf Blass – here’s a little trip to the vineyard.