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2007 Tait Wines The Ball Buster Barossa Valley
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2007 Tait Wines The Ball Buster Barossa Valley

Producer: Tait Wines
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Syrah/Shiraz
Origin: Australia
Region: Barossa Valley

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90 Points | International Wine Cellar , September/October 2008

($20; 72% shiraz, 17% cabernet sauvignon and 11% merlot) Ruby-red. Spicy red and dark berry aromas are deepened by licorice and pungent herbs. Sharply focused raspberry and cassis flavors are firmed by fine-grained tannins and gain sweetness with air. Nothing outsized here-I can't help but notice that the name doesn't really fit. Finishes with very good energy.

88 Points | Wine Spectator
92 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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Ball Buster
01/26/2009
by merlot12923194
Served at Kelli's b-day. Everyone really enjoyed it.
11/28/2009
by The Accountant
Good - fruity, spicy, smoothe. Enjoyed and will buy again

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Syrah

While the grape is currently grown throughout the world, the most elegant Syrahs still come from the Northern Rhone valley, particularly the appellations of Côte Rôtie, Cornas, and Hermitage. Here, steep, terraced vineyards help produce full-bodied, intense, tannic wines loaded with white pepper and red fruit. In the vineyard, Syrah is largely cooperative- vines are productive, but not overly vigorous. Skins are thick, helping the grape...
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