Posts Tagged ‘Mclaren Vale’

Screwed Red, 2004, Mclaren Vale, Australia, $7.99

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

I wish i could tell you what exactly went into making this delightful blend, but apparently the wine makers, Davey Family Wines, don’t want anyone to know. I know this because I have now spent upwards of five hours trying to find out. None the less, it is quite the vivacious red. It has a super fragrant nose of deep jammy berries, and ample oak, with just a flutter of warm vanilla. This deep and full-bodied red delivers huge fruit flavors including black cherry, and jammy blackberry, with deep rich cassis, and if you look for it, there are hints of black olives. If its a good bang for your buck your after , this ‘in your face’ red is it. It was a bit tannic at first, so letting it breath a bit is recommended, there is so much flavor packed into this wine its almost hard to know what to do with it! If your going to pair it with food, only a full flavored, heavy dish will suffice. As for cheese, Manchego or another pungent cheese would be a mice match. All in all, its super tasty, but only for the bold.