Yellowtail Shiraz-Cabernet revisited

This past weekend, while shopping for a short camping excursion, my girlfriend and I were looking for a bottle of wine to drink in the tent. We were expecting rain that night, so a solid wine to drink while taking shelter in a cramped tent would be a integral part of our night. Anticipating drinking whatever wine we got out of plastic cups while snacking on potato chips and pretzels, we weren't looking for anything special. We were looking around for a while but, as has happened so many times before, we found ourselves in front of Yellowtail's Shiraz Cabernet blend. We got a bottle and headed off into the woods.

It is with the remains of that bottle that I finally actually sat down to really taste this wine.

The wine presents a deep purple color and has a somewhat sweet, fruity aroma. Its taste reveals bold elements of cherry and other fruit in the background. The wine is quite peppery as one would expect it to be as an 80 percent Shiraz blend. Its spiciness and fruit flavors mellow out fairly quickly revealing a dry, somewhat sweet finish.

This wine is one of my mainstays as an affordable, delicious wine. Great for casual drinking and as a table wine for everyday dinners. Not the most complex flavor but hey, what do ya expect?