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Hugh Hamilton Jim Jim The Down-Underdog Shiraz 2018 Wine Review

Hugh Hamilton Jim Jim The Down-Underdog Shiraz 2018

Hugh Hamilton Jim Jim The Down-Underdog Shiraz 2018

South Australia, Australia

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Price: $19.95

Drink: 2022-2025

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 14.5%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Hugh Hamilton

Agent: Vinexx

Natalie's Score: 89/100

Produced by Hugh Hamilton, Jim Jim The Down-Underdog 2018 Shiraz is a silky, full-bodied Shiraz with ripe black fruit, tobacco leaf, savoury herb, cracked pepper, vanilla and toasty oak spice flavours plushy on the palate. A consistent crowd pleaser and excellent value at $18. Jim-Jim the Down-Underdog is so named for the winery's faithful dog, Jimmy, who passed away in 2010.

Shiraz food pairings: lamb cutlets with pepperade and goat cheese, hamburgers, pizza, black bean soup, beef.

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This Hugh Hamilton Jim Jim The Down-Underdog Shiraz 2018 was reviewed on April 15, 2022 by Natalie MacLean

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