Fat Bastard Shiraz Wines

[Kazual]

Thanks for ALL your wonderful suggestions....I will be ''wine-ing'' it this weekend, and also curious to try some other nice red wines that are not too dry. Love the soft fruit notes in red wines, so always on the look out for wines that release a nice fruit finish but are NOT from the zinfandel families nor sweet-sweet if you ger my drift. Any comments on the Louis Jadot Shiraz and also, I've seen some Beaujolais's Reds on the shelf at my store....is it a sweet-sweet red and how does it compare to the Shiraz? Personally, I'm trying to avoid a red that is sweet-sweet...would prefer a semi-sweet fruit note that's a deep full-bodied purple-color blend. Bought a Bin Lindeman 50 2002 Shiraz and it gave me a headache, also not fond of the Black Opal. Yellowtail has the 2004 barrels out and it has a 'coarser-type' taste than the 2002/3 barrels, so I'm back to scouting without getting a headache! Interested in quality wines under $20. Am I asking for too much??? Tell me and as always Thanks again!!!