2007 Hope Estate Pink Shiraz Reserve

2007 Hope Estate Pink Shiraz Reserve - $9 This estate grown Shiraz is from the Hunter Valley, Australia. The nose of the wine has aromas of cherries and alcohol, not a whole lot of fruit coming through, the nose is basic. The wine is not overly high in alcohol content at 13.5% but I still get aromas of cherry and alcohol. The wine is soft, with not very well managed tannins there is a definite tannic bite on the finish. There is just way to much tannins to this wine, they are overpowering. This wine tastes like a cheap shiraz, nothing special here. This is a classic example of the misuse of the word "Reserve" in a wine name. I'm not big on this wine. What I like most about this wine is the donation to breast cancer research, with each bottle purchased, other than that this wine is not so great.