As a Leafs fan exiled to England I have to get up at midnight to listen to games on
NHL radio, so for the first round in yet another "Battle of Ontario" I thought a
Tatachilla Partners' Reserve Cab/Shiraz from the other end of the Empire would be
fine, just like taking a hit from Tie Domi. I had better find a 1967 vintage
something for the celebrations in June.

Go Leafs, Sens suck!

Ian

P.S. No "Turning Leaf" jokes, please.

"Mathew Kagis" > wrote in message
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> "Mark Lipton" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Mathew Kagis wrote:
> >
> > > Wirra Wirra 'Scrubby Rise' Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot '01
> > >
> > > Opened & decanted for the length of the Canadian national anthem.
> > > Clear, cherry red rim darkening to a deep purple core (much like the
> > > bruises experienced when being cross checked)... Clean nose, intense
> black
> > > cherry, hint of sweaty goalie glove leather, bit of bubblegum (partial
> > > carbonic maceration?) Youthfull development, remenicent of the Sedin
> twins
> > > in their second season. Palate is dry (Like Mark Crawford's throat after
> > > screaming at the ref) moderate acidity, deceptively strong tannins (like
> > > Mark Bertuzzi's sucker punch) cherry & blackberry fruit character with a
> > > strangely tangy finish (like most Canucks games)... must have been a bad
> > > year for the Verdot. loong finish (like the playoffs) and very warm,
> > > suggesting a high alcohol content (like most hockey fans). Conclusion:
> The
> > > Perfect Playoff Wine!
> >
> > ROFL!! Great description, Mathew. I've had (and liked) other Wirra
> > Wirra wines before. The bubblegum description certainly does sound like
> > carbonic maceration, but I can't say that I'm aware of an Aussie
> > Shirazes (or blends) that use that technique. Perhaps it's just the
> > strain of yeast used? FWIW, I'd have thought that an icewine would have
> > been more the perfect wine for Lord Stanley's late Spring antics.
> >
> > Mark Lipton
> I was under the impression that Rosemount had used Carbonic Maceration on
> a few of the blended wines they started to market a couple of years ago...
> Blue, trendy looking lables with blends like Shiraz/Grenache and such. I
> was also pretty sure that the entire Yellow Tail line of products was CM. Or
> it could just be the 11gr of residual sugar per bottle that gave me that
> impression. As to Icewine....I'm saving my bottle for when the Vancouver
> Canucks WIN THE STANELY CUP.
> Cheers
> Mathew
>
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