Yes, two buck chuck. Not just any two buck chuck, it's a 2008! You may be asking why would anyone waste cellar space for mass produce barely drinkable swill. Well, let me tell you, it's more of a thought experiment on whether any bottle can age. Though, to be honest, I had space to burn and why the hell not!
Now, let me tell you, on the initial nose, you pick up signs of an aged wine, faded supple funk. Which is in itself rather surprising given that this bottle was very over the top fruit bomb with its clear label stating it's made in the style of Australian fruit forward wines. There's still berry, dark but there's blood too.
A lot of what's picked up on the nose continues into the palate. It's actually pretty nice, kind of like a hyperactive child whose matured reaching into their mid to late twenties. On the first sip out of the bottle, there was a ferocious fire after burn in the mid palate but it's not present anytime in the next couple of sips.
In the glass, it was pretty inky, dark ruby red getting softer to the top.
Overall a very nice experience.
I'd give it a 84. I've had shiraz that was way over the top to the point where I'd reject it and this was one of them, to be honest.
Definitely will look forward to opening the next in years to come. Got three more I think.
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