Barrel Monkeys 2004 Shiraz McLaren Vale
Posted by Max Dunn Fri, 15 Sep 2006 19:21:00 GMT
I have always thought that I liked over-the-top wines that were reeking with jammy flavors. I even like syrupy ports. However, I have discovered with the Red Heads Studio Barrel Monkeys 2004 Shiraz McLaren Vale that even I have my limits and prefer wines that don’t slip over to the dark side of being port-like. Now, just to be clear, this is a dry wine with no trace of residual sugar. But the nose has these dark port-like aromas that caught me by surprise. Being a Shiraz too, it had these dark earthy flavors that crusted my tongue. I actually drank a few glasses, so it wasn’t all that bad. But it was interesting to finally find a wine that went slightly over my limit for jamminess.
3 out of 4 stars
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