Schild Barossa Valley Shiraz 2007

So I’m usually out looking for a good deal along with a great bottle of wine when I get the chance. I’d had the 2006 version of this wine, paying around $20 for it and it was quiet good at the time, though I didn’t get any notes on it. So when I was in need of a wine to bring over to friends for dinner, I happened upon the 2007 at Whole Foods for about $25, and thought “it seems like a little more, but oh well”. Anyway, the wine turned out to be a hit with the friends, I knew I had to seek out more, this time at my favorite discount mecca, The Wine Library. Sure enough, they sold it for $15.98. Cringe!

Schild Shiraz

Oh well, I snapped up a few extra bottle at that price and have been enjoying them since. Here’s notes on this wine, which at 15 is far a better deal that I would have expected. This is a big extracted wine, with a solid nose yielding blueberries, raspberries, coffee, mushroom and tea scents. The taste initially is firm and tannic, but that smoothes out with 30 minutes. Rich fruit and chocolate-tobacco core dominate the palate and the finish is full and long. I’ve now tasted this a few times with consistent notes. I’d have to say based on the price I’ve got to go Borderline Outstanding on this one.

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