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93 Point Barossa Valley Shiraz Blend!

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Barossa Valley, Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvedre, Red Blend, Australian Wine, 93 Point Wine, Wine Spectator

Barossa Valley, Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvedre, Red Blend, Australian Wine, 93 Point Wine, Wine Spectator

This wine received 93 points in Wine Spectator!  We just picked up this Shiraz blend from Australia’s Barossa Valley.    They make some of the best GSM blends here (Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre) and when they’re made right, as this one truly is, the flavors can really sing.  And, did we mention it’s under $20 a bottle?  Here’s what Wine Spectator had to say…”The Barossa Valley Grenache Shiraz Mataro is intense in its perfumed aromas of cherry liqueur and blackberry compote, with notes of spice and anise. The palate is voluptuous and supple, with the Grenache component shining through. Flavours of dark fruits predominate with velvety tannins providing a backbone to carry the flavours through to the finish.”

We hope you’ll stop by and enjoy a bottle!

The Death of Malbec

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I’ve noticed something funny about Malbec recently… it’s everywhere.  Even the 99, hardly renowned for its wine list, has a Malbec.  The latest big red craze has gone beyond the first stage of people simply buying it, to magazine coverage, to the tier of restaurants who always seem to be the last to react to wine trends.

In addition to writing a blog and doing plenty of talking with customers at the shop, my primary responsibility continues to be making sure that the fine wines are stocked.  While not especially glamorous, this does give me a ground zero view of trends among our customers, and what I’ve noticed in the past couple of months is this:  Malbec has slowed to a crawl.  Where once I had to make two passes a week through Argentina, now if need be I can skip a week safely.  It seems as though, again, the fashions are shifting. Continue reading The Death of Malbec