Chalk Hill Shiraz 2003 (McLarenvale)

Opened this Chalk Hill Shiraz and it smelt very nice indeed. Vanilla and very smooth.

Let it breathe a while and found it to be quite ok. As time went on though, it seemed to lose it's charm and fell back into the ordinary. Still holding it's vanilla, but with nothing else to add.

However, it did cost less that $10 a bottle, so I am not really disappointed.

Drinkability 88
Value 90
Price $9.95 (Get Wines Direct)