Just opened another bottle of wine yesterday night... Mmmmm...

The first bottle I had was rather strong and... aggressive. It is expensive yet not really good for drinking alone. I believe it requires something that has a heavy taste to balance it out. Perhaps some Italian food? Black pepper and steak? Mmmmm... Experiment needed. Anyway, the wine is Bin 389 "Cabernet Shiraz (Cabernet - bold, tannic, oaky, strong & Shiraz - spicy, dark)" 2009, coming from South Australia.

Second bottle is called Gold Label Barossa "Shiraz" 2009, coming from Australia. It is a cheaper wine (about half price of original) and tastes so too. Its taste is really similar to Bin 389 however is somewhat significantly more diluted. It is also an aggressive wine that I thought would be good to eat with something of reasonably strong flavour.

And the bottle just opened is Two Oceans Soft & Fruity Red "Western Cape" from South Africa. I believe it is cheaper than both above. However, it is a wine that is more suitable to drink alone without any other food or maybe something light like nuts. It tastes softer and mellower than the other two and I definitely enjoy it more.

Well, looking forward to the next bottle.

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