http://blog.maxdunn.com/articles/2006/09/15/barrel-monkeys-2004-shiraz-mclaren-vale en-us 40 Max Dunn's Personal Blog <p>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&#8217;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&#8217;t all that bad. But it was interesting to finally find a wine that went slightly over my limit for jamminess.</p> <p>3 out of 4 stars</p> <p>Available at:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.winemerchantraleigh.com/167260?id=XT7x8THn">The Wine Merchant</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wineaccess.com/store/winehouse/ecommerce/product.html?product_id=10801670">Wine House</a></li> </ul> Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:21:00 -0700 urn:uuid:4cdd6f70-23ff-4b28-a0e9-e32ff8881c9b Max Dunn http://blog.maxdunn.com/articles/2006/09/15/barrel-monkeys-2004-shiraz-mclaren-vale Wine and Whiskey