Paringa, South Australia (Australia) Shiraz 2008

Sep 8, 2010

By Gerald D. Boyd

 Love it or hate it, Aussie Shiraz is a wine that shouldn’t be ignored.  This Paringa Shiraz is made from Riverland fruit, not exactly one of the premier regions in Australia for growing Shiraz.  But the color is an attractive deep black-ruby and the aromatics offer blackberry, mocha and traces of pepper.  It is intense and rich, with layered sweet fruit flavors, refined tannins, 14.5% alcohol and a long concentrated finish.  This is a very good value Shiraz, but not for the faint of heart!

Country / Region

Australia

Appellation

South Australia

Grape Variety

Shiraz

Color

Red

Vintage

2008

Score

90

Price

US $ 10.00

Producer

Paringa