This shiraz tastes like:

1. An Australian sheepdog;
2. Sorta like wine, only better;
3. Huge, sweet cherry and berry fruit that is kept in check by some decent tannins and great acidity. Add to that some good spice. It’s a little wonky right now, but even just six months in the bottle will help all the different elements come into balance.
4. Both 2 and 3.

The finish for this wine:

1. Occurs as soon as you drain the bottle – you’re finished;
2. Is pleasant and lovely, as most Nordic folk seem to be (the Finish, Swedes, etc.);
3. Horrendously lengthy. It just goes and goes, with the fruit and smoky oak lasting so long they roll into option 4;
4. Fruit and smoky oak.

Pencils down. Now please exchange papers with your neighbor and grade embarrassingly liberally. When you get 100%, celebrate with this fantabulous red!

Cheers,
TSW

Alright boys and girls, it’s time for another pop quiz. Get out your no. 2 pencil and/or your wine glass. Ready? Let’s begin:

Tintara is:

1. A do-it-yourself car window tinting kit;
2. A Spanish-language nudie magazine;
3. Japanese anime;
4. A winery making great juice and doing it since 18somethingorother.

McLaren Vale is:

1. The land where really expensive Mercedes Benzes come from (that’s a moderately obscure car reference);
2. Kinda like a valley, but spelled wrong;
3. A wonderful wine region in Australia that each year has more of its kick-butt wines exported to the rest of the world.

This shiraz smells like:

1. An Australian sheepdog;
2. Your mom;
3. My mom;
4. Smoky black cherry, blackberry and a little blueberry, along with pepper and plenty of oak.