Fat Bastard Shiraz

2010
Thierry & Guy
France
13.5% alcohol

Fat Bastard is one of the labels people seem to name drop a lot (at least i've seen it a lot).  It's a pretty popular  brand.  Herbal/spicy aroma, orangey red tinted color.  Fruity taste, but not too acidic.  Buttery and smooth aftertaste.

trapiche reserve  malbec
14 % alcohol
2010 argentina

dark purple, semi clear
bright aroma, flora, kind of woody
nice and acid, sweeter
very smooth
almost herbal
earthy

mclaren vale
2010
14.9 % alcohol
by mitolo
australia


dark reddish purple, opaque
peppery aroma
smooth
bitter dark chocolate

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14.5% alcohol

greenish yellow colour
almost syrupy

immediate sweetness on the tongue
crisp
silky