Winery Page (closest thing that I could find)

I was wondering around PCC and this one caught my eye. Why did this one come home with me? I think that my decision process went something like this:

• It was a Grenache / Shiraz. The past few years I have started to appreciate Grenache blends, so I like to experiment with them.
• It was from 2002. This was a good year in Barossa, so this always helps me push over the edge.
• It was in the $10 – $20 sweet spot. Not cheap enough to be badly made, but not expensive enough to scare me off on a spring afternoon when I want a cheap addition to the collection.

I have been having a little bit here and there in the past few days. Jeff had some too, although I wonder if he remembers it. We tasted it with some other wines and I think that it was the last one we had.

I think that this was a nice drop for the price. It is a little peppery and very full bodied, which I like. It is a little bit strong tasting at first (14.5% alcohol may be the cause of this) but with a little bit of air it was a nice drink. The style is a bit different from what I normally drink, but based on this I will continue to shop for these kinds of blends at this price point.