Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Inkberry 2007 Shiraz Cabernet

The Winery:  Inkberry

The Wine:  2007 Shiraz Cabernet
The Price:  $10.99 at QFC (marked down from $15.99)

Inkberry is an Australian winery located in the Central Ranges, in New South Wales.

The wine, a blend of 60% Shiraz and 40% Cabernet, is a very inky purple color.  The bottle was stopped with a screw cap and was decanted an hour before sampling.

The wine has aromas of blackberry, black currant, bell pepper and black pepper.

This wine has flavors of blackberry and cherry, balanced with a mild pepper flavor.  The wine has good fruit flavors without being overly sweet.  The pepper flavor is understated and is a great counterpoint to the fruit flavors.

This is a very nice Australian wine.  It is priced higher than other Australian wines that I've had, but it is worth the few extra dollars.  While not in the premium wine category, this is far superior to the main stream Australian wines and definitely worth trying.  

1 comment:

The Wine Whore said...

Can't go wrong with a decent Australian wine!

cheers!