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I was given this bottle of Wolf Blass Yellow Label Shiraz 2003 as a gift from a well meaning, beer drinking friend.
Initially after opening the wine exhibited aromas of oak and flavours of oak supported by varnish or paint thinner. I felt the wine could strip the enamel from my teeth. The following day the oak had died down somewhat and a fairly generic but drinkable red wine remained. It lacked any distinct Shiraz character and was saved from a ride down the sink by the fact I was out of drink-now wine. Wolf Blass do not have current vintage tasting notes available on their website, thus are missing the opportunity to retort.
I really wonder who actually buys this stuff on a regular basis in order to justify its existance. Im sorry Mr Blass, but all wood is no good.
Score: 3/10
Closure: Cork
Would I buy this wine again?
No
I tried a similarly named wine - Wolf Blass Shiraz - South Eastern Australia, 2003, but I think it was a different Wolf Blass series. I hope so, because the one I tasted wasn’t nearly as awful as the one in this post. Hate it when I get one of those… thanks for providing the pic, I’ll know what to avoid… :)
Comment by BoxWineGuy — July 10, 2006 @ 7:44 pm