Yalumba's 2008 Eden Valley Shiraz-Viognier

A surprisingly well-balanced wine, with fruit up front and a decent, but not bitter or teeth coating finish.

Yalumba is famous for their Shiraz (try the Octavius for something akin to La Grange), but this is a great everyday wine with a screw top (easy to open) which has a small amount of Viognier (to soften the palate).  While I don't agree with James Halliday's 94 rating, it is certainly worth your $20.

$ / +.

You can find it on wine.com for $19.99.