Normally I like to steer away from the gimmicky wine bottles as they usually over compensate for the poor tasting wine inside! I was pleasantly surprised with 2005 Boarding Pass Shiraz however. Sporting a faux luggage tag on the neck and a dot matrix printed boarding pass on the body, it's one of the more creative package designs I've seen in a while. Coming in at a whopping 15.7% alcohol I would recommend it for anyone looking to zone out on their next overseas flight! With an alcohol content this high I worry about it overpowering the flavor though, something I found in the 2005 Tait Ballbuster: http://www.wine4dummies.com/2007/09/real-ball-buster.html. Fortunately this was not the case with Boarding Pass. It was incredibly dense out of the bottle with a dirty brick color aiming to please with oodles of berry & jam. Yet another affordable and quality example of the 2005 Aussie vintage. Make sure and let it breathe for about 30-45 minutes, you'll enjoy it even more at the optimal cruising altitudes... Cheers!
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