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Wynn's Coonawarra Estate 1996 Coonawarra Shiraz ($10.99) Very dark ruby. Ripe, fresh raspberry scent -- startlingly akin to a Zinfandel -- with pleasant earthy and floral notes. Full, juicy and bright, raspberries and "sweet" new oak that becomes increasingly evident as the wine opens in the glass. Definitely a gulping wine, fine with chicken, burgers or steaks. (Feb. 12, 1999) FOOD MATCH: Good quaff with roast chicken. Have you tasted this wine? E-mail me your tasting notes, and I'll consider adding them to this page. Previous day's wine note All my wine-tasting reports are consumer-oriented. In order to maintain objectivity and avoid conflicts of interest, I purchase all the wines I rate at my own expense in retail stores.