Country: Australia / Sz-Gren-M
Variety: Rhône-style Red Blend South Australia
Winery: Geoff Merrill / South Australia
Another screwcapped Merrill wine that was once part of its Owen Estate label. This Shiraz (35%), Grenache (35%), Mourvedre (30%) offers plum and oak flavors, the latter of the fresh-cut pine sort. Still, the wine is forward, lively and a good value, and sports a flourish of black cherry on the end.