Ladies Who Shoot Their Lunch Shiraz

Beppi Crosariol

Published Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 11:09AM EST

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Globe Critic's Rating:

91/100

What’s this?

VINTAGE: 2008

REGION: Australia

PRICE: $34.95

The name is grabby and so is the colourful label graphic of a woman toting a rifle, hunting dog by her side. Yes, it’s from Australia. The winemaker took good aim with this one, too: rich plum, blueberry, chocolate and vanilla balanced with fine tannins and solid acidity. Try it with lamb or game.

The Globe and Mail’s 100-point scoring system represents the critic’s overall, gut-level impression of a wine, spirit or beer. In keeping with the international norm of 100-point wine scoring, the starting point for a pleasant beverage that deserves to be recommended is roughly 75.

Here’s what the numbers mean:

90 to 100:	Extraordinary – great complexity and harmony of flavours
85 to 89:	Very good – well-crafted, often a fine example of its category, just not a blockbuster
80 to 84:	Good – pleasant, well-made but lacking a special spark
75 to 79:	Fair – gulpable, decent but unmemorable

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