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Luis Felipe Edwards, LFE 900 Single Vineyard Shiraz 2014 blend, Chile

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Chilean wine has a good reputation, wine is consistency good, very few bad bottles. Sure some is average but you get some crackers at great prices. This is not one of them. No only joking.

Its fantastic and at £15 a bottle really good value for what you get.

You get a smell of ripe black fruits with spice, chocolate and herbal notes. This feeds into the taste and is joined with dry, firm tannins. Its more in your face than it maybe could be, not quite gold medal standard but it has received a solid silver medal from IWC which is well deserved.

Luis Felipe Edwards, LFE 900 Single Vineyard Shiraz 2014 blend, Chile

Luis Felipe Edwards, LFE 900 Single Vineyard Shiraz 2014 blend, Chile

McGuigan, Reserve Shiraz and Chardonnay, Australia

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You get what you pay for! Yep.

McGuigan do some very nice wine but pay more than £10 otherwise you get this for about £7 and you are not doing your liver any good.

First the compliments, the Shiraz is red wine. Thats it. Flubby red fruit flavours, not much aromas, dry but quite light which helps when drinking this. The medals on the bottle, like the Chardonnay don’t come from what’s in the bottle but for the brand.

Chardonnay, citrus aromas which come through on the taste and is joined by grapefruit. Sharp and a but harsh. If you take this to a party, either don’t open it or open it last, pour it down the sink and claim everyone drank it and loved it.

Sorry McGuigan you  can do so much better

McGuigan Reserve Shiraz and Chardonnay, Australia

McGuigan Reserve Shiraz and Chardonnay, Australia

Three Pillars, Shiraz, Australia

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Previous vintages have received ‘commended’ at Decanter World Wine Awards. This is a typical mass production Australian Shiraz. It’s not bad, but not amazing, but very drinkable and at under £10 a bottle, reasonable value. There’s blackberry and vanilla on the nose which comes through in the flavour. It’s dry with medium acidity and tannins. I can’t talk this wine up nor down, it’s easy drinking Shiraz. So drink.

Three Pillars, Shiraz 2015, Australia

Three Pillars, Shiraz 2015, Australia

Laithwaites McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 – Australia

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A typical Australian Shiraz is a good start to describe this wine. I could start with saying that this is a very good example. It’s a dry wine with firm tannins that grip the mouth. There are aromas of black fruits and black cherry especially. These follow through in the taste added to with spice, pepper and clove’s. Lots going on which shows a very good winemaker has been involved in the making of this wine. At £15 a bottle it’s at the higher end of the price bracket which you would expect.

Laithwaites McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 - Australia

Laithwaites McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 – Australiap

Marks and Spencer Burra Brook 2015 Australian Shiraz

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Super market wines have come a long way in the last decade or so. This Shiraz is a typical Australian red, plum and cherry on the taste with a hint of cloves and herbs. I found it best to leave it as it improved by the next day. As part of a  meal for 2 package I can’t fault it, would I buy it? No Spencer Burra Brook 2015 Australian Shiraz

Marks and Spencer Burrs Brook 2015 Australian Shiraz

Marks and Spencer Australian Shiraz