Radford Dale, Shiraz, South Africa

Wine: Radford Dale

Producer: Winery of Good Hope

Region: Stellenbosch

Country: South Africa

Colour: Red

Year: 2013

Grape: Shiraz blend

Supplier: Wine Warehouse                                                                  

Restaurant: A

Price (VND): C                                                                                            

Restaurant: A

Price (VND): A

A<500K B<1M  C<1.5M D>1.5M

Points: 88+

Pairs well with: Good paired with beef steak, roast pork.

Notes:

A well made wine, with lots of red fruit on the nose, cherries, strawberries.

On the palate it is lovely, elegant with lots of fruit and spices; white pepper, capsicum, chocolate and long length

Good paired with beef steak, roast pork.

Gnarly Dudes, Shiraz, Australia

Wine: Shiraz 2011

Producer: Gnarly Dudes

Region: Barossa Valley

Country: Australia

Colour: Red

Year: 2011

Grape: Shiraz

Supplier: Golden Cloud                                                                          

Price (VND): 710.000 VND

Points: 70/100

Pairs well with: Good pair with pate, foie gras, and beef burguers.

Notes:

Very deep in colour, almost opaque.

Lots of red fruits, spices, tobacco and leather on the nose.

The palate, though a bit acidic brings a mix of dark red and lack fruits, vanilla, wood (very light) with rather long length.

Good pair with pate, foie gras, and beef burgers.

Old Vine reserve Shiraz, Australia

Wine: Old Vine Reserve

Producer: Cape Barren

Region: McLaren Vale

Country: Australia

Colour: Red

Year: 2010

Grape: Shiraz

Supplier: Golden Cloud

Restaurant:                                                                                                  

Price (VND): 980.000 VND

Points: 90/100

Pairs well with: It is great pair with sausages, roast lamb and grilled beef steak.

Notes:

Deep purple in colour, this fantastic wine offers a mix of black fruits, spices and liquorice on the nose.

The palate is very smooth and velvety, bringing black fruits, liquorice and chocolate.

It is great pair with sausages, roast lamb and grilled beef steak.

Billi Billi, Shiraz, Australia

Wine: Billi Billi

Producer: Mount Langhi Guiran

Region: Victoria

Country: Australia

Colour: Red

Year: 2009

Grape: Shiraz

Supplier: Vino                                                                                            

Price (VND): A

Points: 85/100

Pairs well with: Chicken, pasta.

Notes:

Very dark vermillion colour, almost opaque.

The nose is full of fruit, with lots of dark cherries, strawberries and red berries, very appealing.

The palate is smooth, with medium length, red berries and fruits, a touch of leather and velvet sensation. Well balanced, and interesting complexity.

Goes very well on its own, or with chicken and pasta. Real good value for money.

Weemala Shiraz Viognier Asutralia

Wine: Weemala

Producer: Logan

Region: Central Ranges

Country: Australia

Colour: Red

Year: 2010

Grape: Shiraz Viognier

Supplier: Vino                                                                                            

Price (VND):

Points: 81/100

Pairs well with: manchego cheese, hamburgers and roast beef.

Notes:

Dark purplish colour and a beautiful aromatic nose full of fresh red fruits, especially cherries and strawberries.

The palate is very pleasant with dark cherries mixing with other ripe red fruits and ripe plums, and light touch and vanilla providing a rather well balanced wine with good length.

I am having this wine with manchego cheese and the combination is great.

Marques Casa Concha Shiraz Chile

Wine: Marques Casa Concha

Producer: Concha y Toro

Region: Central Valley

Country: Chile

Colour: Red

Year: 2007

Grape: Shiraz

Supplier: Red Apron                                                                                

Price (VND):

Points: 92/100

Pairs well with: Own, stews, red meats

Notes:

Nice deep dark ruby color.

This wine brings an amazing nose of oak, vanilla and ripe red fruits.

The palate feel like silk, offering great complexity with vanilla, dark red fruits and a hint of chocolate, as well as leather and a hint of liquorice.

The wines opens quickly and is virtually perfect, with good length, rounded and very fine ending.

It is a really pleasant wine.