Tasting -- Black Opal Shiraz

Name: Black Opal Shiraz
Variety: Shiraz
Region: South Eastern Australia
Country: Australia
Year: 2011
Price: $5.95

Winery Review: The Black Opal wines are sourced from vineyards found in South Australia along the Limestone Coast, at Langhome Creek and in the infamous Barossa Valley. Black Opal Shiraz is rich red in the glass. Aromas of blackberry, pepper and spice followed with rich plum flavors round out the palate. Soft tannins give structure to the fruit-driven palate. 

My Review: This wine smells a lot like tar. Like a burnt rubber tire was in the barrel before it was bottled. This wine is not good. It really just tasted like dirt. Not many berry flavors, just dirt.

I did not eat while tasting this wine.