Have you ever been stuck on a train or plane next to a person that insisted on talking to you, despite the fact your nose is in a book and you have earphones on? At first you're a little annoyed but after a while you discover the conversation isn't that bad? That's how I started my tasting of the Pillar Box. It was gawdy, obvious and I thought I had the wine all figured out. Boy did I jump to conclusions on this one! After letting the wine breath for another hour it really started to form some character. At a heady 15% alcohol it went down very smoothly too. In the end I didn't mind spending the rest of my evening with this wine and neither with you, especially at $8.50 a bottle. Cheers!
Robert Parker, 91 points: "The 2006 Pillar Box Red is 50% Shiraz, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 8% Merlot aged in a mix of used French and American oak. Purple-colored, it offers an enticing, fruity nose including aromas of cassis, black cherry, black raspberry, and blueberry. Full-bodied, ripe, and layered with flavor, this wine totally over-delivers on my hedonist’s meter. Drink this awesome value over the next 2-3 years. Pillar Box has a powerful pedigree; fruit sourced from Henry’s Drive and winemaking consultation from the renowned Chris Ringland."
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