Price: $6
Maker: Stimson Lake Vineyards
Variety: Shiraz – Cabernet
Packaging: Bottle, natural cork
Our Rating: 8 out of 10
Boonaroo may be the name of Australia’s largest kangaroo… or a red wine that is worth more than its inexpensive price. Boonaroo Shiraz Cabernet 2001 has a fruity, spicy aroma. The flavor isn’t quite fruit forward, but is plummy and complex with balanced tannins and oak.
This is a pleasant wine that will convince your dinners guests that it’s a more costly bottle. We’ve had some difficulty finding this five-year old wine, so grab a bottle if you can.
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Thanks, rBlog cellar! I think the wines I look at are what lots of people actually drink every day, or would like to if the could pick the good ones and avoid the bad ones.
I was glad to see a review that had a more experienced approach to this wine than I did. I did get the fruit and spice out of it but I think the tannins killed me at the finish. Something wasn’t right but it was still drinkable. I linked you on my review also.
I found several cases of this wine in a small liquor store in the Bronx NY….all my guest have loved it…