Today we review an australian red from 2006 with the name of a famous golfer, which can be had for $14 but more often sells for $15-16.
Bottom line: a winner. This dry shiraz does many things right for a $15 wine.
I am usually sort of bored, or even disappointed, with Greg Norman wines. But this 2006 shiraz was really cool. Introduced to me by the very friendly Jessica at Firebirds Wood Fired Grill in Delaware, it was subtle, very dry, a little bit earthy and moderately spicy with some kickass tannins. Although it’s not a giant fruit bomb like many other shiraz wines from Australia, it does have some dark fruit for you: the label says “dark plumb and black cherry” — sure, I’ll go with that.
But fruit is not the main event here. In fact, this wine from the famous golfer (yes, the blond guy — it’s really his winery) is almost like you combined a medium-bodied Australian shiraz with a dry and delicious Italian red. It’s more about great texture than it is about flavor. And I have to mention the label — it says that these grapes are grown on “shallow red soils overlying hard limestone.” Wow, now there’s something you don’t hear every day.
Finally, one word of advice: serve this one slightly chilled. As in, stick it in the refrigerator for 20 minutes before you enjoy.
Recommended!
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