Being cheapo frugal wine drinkers we tend to look for the most flavorful wine that suits our budget. These last few months we have been enjoying the loveliness that is the Cabernet Sauvignon! I really enjoy the big bold flavors. The silky texture and and the subtle nuances that the different vineyards provide.
Blue Flame 2009 Shiraz Australia (Cost $5 from Total Wine) Fourth wine review of the night. And we’re done! Kelly’s Review: Looks: dark dark red, a little cloudy. Smells:honeydew, wet straw, capers, cake and a little funky too. Tastes: overripe peach, a little coppery, red berries, lemon peel. It’s a little dry. The copper actually lingers in the aftertaste making it a little less of a wine. I don’t like drinking pennies. Other Observations: I had to google blue flame and upon my amazement blue flame in Australia means lighting your fart on fire. I have not tasted this type of blue flame but I don’t think this wine is comparable to toasted flatulence. That would be an F. Final Letter Grade: D Dave’s Review: Looks: Like maroon shower curtains on a cold summers eve. Gosh, it looks like RED WINE. I need to take a class on how to study the look of the wine. It’s bright, not brilliant. Looks a little bouncy. idk. Smells: Whof. Smells kinda cheap if you ask me. Like bubblelicious or wait Big Leauge Chew! Yeah, that’s it. That’s the ticket. Tastes: BLECK. Ugh. It’s like a ground up peach pit. Balsa wood and
Tyrrell’s Wines Old Winery 2009 Shiraz, Australia (Cost $10 from Total Wine) Third review in one night holy sharona! So, the way I chose my two wines to purchase today was to go for bold flavors. I was looking to spend around $25 for a couple of wines that were described as heavy bodied with cocoa flavors. That was my criteria. I think the first one, Maipe, Cabernet was the biggest flavor, not very cocolicious though. Tyrell’s was light. Note to self: do not go by anything the people at Total Wine tell me or write on their little scraps of paper and stick on the shelves. When am I going to learn? Kelly’s Review: Looks: dark magenta, shiny and a touch of opacity. Smells: Very strong alcohol smell first. Next you get cedar, melon, flowery, and a little oceany oddly enough. Cucumber. A little dill. Tastes: woa this is different. It hits the tongue in a new and interesting way. Like it hits the roof of my mouth first. Tried it with a Shiraz glass just to double check and it hits the same way. Light and delicate. Slightly salty, buttery, a little lime peel and some cranberry also.
