Tasting - Concannon Shiraz

• Concannon Shiraz
• Shiraz
• Central Coast, California
• USA
• 2008
• $7.95
• Champane's Wine Cellar scored it 87 points
• This last wine was so different from the past fruity wines and I personally enjoyed it. First, the bouquet showed off the strong scent of vegetables, which was mostly hints of onion, and tomato. It even smelled like luke warm tomato soup. The taste supported the smell, and I got a bitter tomato with a spicy kick on the first palette. On the mid palette I got a hint of mushroom, and the final palette gave me a sweet relief of dark cherry meeting Hershey's dark chocolate. I enjoyed the complexity in this wine and I enjoyed the old school earthy flavors for the first time ever.
• I did not have any food with this wine, but I would have something with tomatos in it