Mollydooker Wines
Carnival of Love McLaren Vale Shiraz
A very dense Ruby in colour. Aromas of coconut oak - very oaky - a match I guess with the ultra ripe red and black fruits - pruney notes. Ultra concentrated McLaren Vale Shiraz writ large! Full bodied and rich - a winter wine par excellence. Medium minus acid. Right to drink this now or the next year or two. This wine was #2 in Wine Spectator’s Top 100 of 2014. A great match with Beef Brisket on a cold night. 16% ABV.
A very dense Ruby in colour. Aromas of coconut oak - very oaky - a match I guess with the ultra ripe red and black fruits - pruney notes. Ultra concentrated McLaren Vale Shiraz writ large! Full bodied and rich - a winter wine par excellence. Medium minus acid. Right to drink this now or the next year or two. This wine was #2 in Wine Spectator’s Top 100 of 2014. A great match with Beef Brisket on a cold night. 16% ABV.
Jul 26th, 2020Delivers the goods if you can appreciate that overripe, highly extracted style of Shiraz. My wife loves this one. 16%abv and has to be chilled slightly to subdue the alcohol spike. But loads and LOADS of cassis, smoky fruit, fruit, and did I say,....more fruit. Not for the faint of heart.
Delivers the goods if you can appreciate that overripe, highly extracted style of Shiraz. My wife loves this one. 16%abv and has to be chilled slightly to subdue the alcohol spike. But loads and LOADS of cassis, smoky fruit, fruit, and did I say,....more fruit. Not for the faint of heart.
2 people found it helpfulOct 10th, 201412' Mollydooker Carnival of Love. Approachable now after a 1 hour decanting. It will be so much better in a few years.
12' Mollydooker Carnival of Love. Approachable now after a 1 hour decanting. It will be so much better in a few years.
Jan 31st, 2016And date night out with one of our favorites! Always a pleasure with Molly
And date night out with one of our favorites! Always a pleasure with Molly
Jan 17th, 2016I really wanted to not like this wine but is amazing. surprisingly reserved. hides its 16% alch. really well. is, indeed, balanced and compelling.
I really wanted to not like this wine but is amazing. surprisingly reserved. hides its 16% alch. really well. is, indeed, balanced and compelling.
Apr 13th, 2015Violet color with exuberant dark fruit, white pepper, roasted meat, and hints of olive tapenade and eucalyptus aromas. On the palate, it's full bodied and ripe with very good acidity, soft well integrated tannins, and luscious blackberry, black cherry, plum, bittersweet chocolate, and spice flavors. Long finish.
Violet color with exuberant dark fruit, white pepper, roasted meat, and hints of olive tapenade and eucalyptus aromas. On the palate, it's full bodied and ripe with very good acidity, soft well integrated tannins, and luscious blackberry, black cherry, plum, bittersweet chocolate, and spice flavors. Long finish.
Mar 3rd, 2015(***) a 3 act play; sweet spice and black-cherry stained leather laying softly on a perfumed shoulder; fruit persists and then a long, soft pull of a feathered boa made from lingonberry compote. Dazzling.
(***) a 3 act play; sweet spice and black-cherry stained leather laying softly on a perfumed shoulder; fruit persists and then a long, soft pull of a feathered boa made from lingonberry compote. Dazzling.
Jan 25th, 2015