Name: Jip Jip Rocks
Variety: Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Padthaway
Country: Australia
Year: 2013
Price: $19 (Sale $8.95)
Robert Parker:
This red wine is a well above average effort with lots of flavor as well as Australia's so easily obtainable, lush fruit. The 2013 Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon (55% and 45% respectively) exhibits a dark ruby/purple hue along with a layered, peppery, berry fruit-scented nose revealing licorice and meaty notes. From a much lighter vintage, it is a supple, easygoing red to enjoy now and over the next several years.
My Review:
This was a very pretty blood garnet color. The smell was pretty potent with dark bitter raspberry flavors and a little bit of peppermint at the end of the nose. It kind of smelled like it had been sitting in a dark and musty cellar for a while before we went to taste it. When tasted, there were a lot of layers in the taste which was cool to taste. Some dark fruit tones, with still that slight mint aspect were tastable. The wine was not overly bitter and had a clean finish. This was tasted without food.
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