Maybe it was simply outclassed the night we had this little drop from the Margaret River, but I was a bit disappointed with this wine after it received a promising recommendation from folks up at our local Uncle Dan’s.
I found this wine a bit lacking of character - it was good, but the wine just didn’t have much length to it or interesting complex flavours moving about your palette as, say, the Rosemont Estate 2002 ‘Show Reserve’ Shiraz. Quite a warm, earthy, sharp shiraz with a good wallop of spice - it made me think of the harsh Australian climate of inner Australia.
Would I buy this wine again? Non. For my $20 there are better value wines out there as drink-now wines. That said I’m going to keep an eye on Stella Bella wines, I’ve certainly heard some high praises… and I like the logo.