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2008 Jacob’s Creek Reserve Shiraz

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The color is almost black. It is very dark on the attack, too, leading with huge mulberry followed by black currant. Coffee shows on the mid-palate. It has big, chewy tannins with enough acids to support them. This is a good wine for the price. Recommended (88). DH Who : Jacob's

2002 Dowie Doole Cabernet Sauvignon

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Not many thirteen dollar Cabernets are worth keeping in the cellar. This is one of those exceptions. Black fruit is on the nose with eucalyptus and violets. On the palate it is high-toned, showing tart red cherries over the same black currants, but here is more - eucalyptus, a bit

2010 Eden Road “The Long Road” Shiraz

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The nose hints of Rhone, rather than Oz, with aromas of grilled meat and olives complementing blackberries dusted with graphite. On the palate, blackberries, the smoky charred end of prime rib, olives, pepper, and the tiniest hint of vanilla all show on a multi-layered palate that adds high-toned tart red

2010 Penley Estate “Aradia” Chardonnay

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Apples, fig, and a touch of toast show on the nose. On the palate, pears and figs lead on the attack. Moderate oak use (36% new French) adds depth and a deft touch of vanilla without overpowering fruit. Apples join on the mid-palate. There is a lingering smoke over apple

2008 Penley Estate “Phoenix” Cabernet Sauvignon

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The color is inky dark with maroon edges. The nose is lightly jammy blackcurrant with a background of vanilla and eucalyptus. The palate is more harsh than the nose. Blackcurrant leads, along with some vegetal tobacco leaf as well a higher tones of mint and eucalyptus. It does not show

2009 Zonte’s Footstep Violet Beauregard Malbec

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The nose is striking, different, confusing, the sort with aromas that make you tear through the spice rack trying to identify them. The smells are grassy, dry, piquant, and they proved to be basil, rosemary, and a light powdering of cardamom. On the palate it was very different. The herbal

2009 Zonte’s Footstep Violet Beauregard Malbec

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The nose is striking, different, confusing, the sort with aromas that make you tear through the spice rack trying to identify them. The smells are grassy, dry, piquant, and they proved to be basil, rosemary, and a light powdering of cardamom.  On the palate it was very different. The herbal