(South Eastern Australia)A rich & juicy red with plenty of round berry flavours. We won’t pretend this is a wine trapped in an under bottle, but its such a great quaffing red, with no pointy bits and so much flavour for the price. Drink every day, happy in the knowledge you paid nowhere near its RRP (of the labelled product)of .95.
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(Riverina, SA)No matter which way you look at it, added preservatives are simply not cool, with more and more people reporting adverse reactions to the seemingly innocuous chemicals in our wine. The good news is that somebody listened - preservative free wines are now a reality & this Hardys is one of the leading budget examples. Ripe red musk on a soft and round palate mark this wine as a Shiraz of simple, generous fruit flavours and a light, more-ish palate.
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South Eastern AustraliaYou have probably heard about this wine first on the side of a bus - serious marketing budgets at work! But behind the glossy ads is a very modern interpretation of budget Australian Shiraz - Light, smooth fruit flavours, with sweet raspberry and a hint of moccha oak. A combination that is all about sweet simple fruit flavours, in a likeable if rather one dimensional style. Drink on a Tuesday night after a stupidly hard day, when you need a drink that is consistently pleasant without being mind blowing (at a good price too).
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Crafted in a drink now mould, you would expect this calibre of red to be soft and sweet. But the Oxford Landing Shiraz shows some suprising depth - with rich, ripe berry fruits on a round and smooth, faintly oaky palate.This fine budget Shiraz is highly recommended, with some serious flavour consistency, which (given the very low price) is a happy suprise.
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(Heatchote, Vic)“Very fruity nose. Bright Ribena and raspberry and plum - a Heathcote fruit bomb, for sure, but at the upper end of the class scales…. you would pick it in an instant as a Heathcote Shiraz. Very fresh. Very fruity. Very yum. Drink: 2006-2016. 93 points.” Campbell Mattinson, The Winefront
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(Multi Regional blend)Trophy - Best Red under - 2007 Sydney Wine ShowGold Medal - Class 5 - 2007 Sydney Wine Show’The 2005 Deen lives up to its performance at the show. It’s terrific wine that has wonderfully smooth fleshy texture, ripe, rich, dark, plummy fruit and supple, moderate tannins. A quintessential quaffer.’Peter Forrestal, Quaff, 1 May 2007′As always, you really do get bang for your buck from this De Bortoli red, a recent trophy winner at the ‘07 Sydney Show. Plum and berry fruit, modest oak and sot tannins, medium body, well balanced and easy to enjoy. Huge value, the ideal everyday red.’ Paddy Kendler, Wine Outlaw
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