Name: Show Reserve

Varietal: Grenache, Shiraz, Mourvedre

Vintage: 2006

Region: McLaren Vale, Australia

Over the holidays my aunt gave me a few bottles of wine to try. Which is great because she was diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer that moved into her liver and she was not expected to be with us. Fortunately, against the odds, she responded to the treatment and was able to join us for the holidays! Things are looking better each day and she's on her way to full recovery. Very frickin' happy!

Anyway, the wine that she gave me was a Rosemount that I haven't tried before. It has a velvety thick texture and a dark rich purple colour. The bouquet smells of rich cassis, black currants and cherries with an intense brown sugar aroma. The palate tastes of dark fruit and subtle spice and oak with a surprising complexity and good integration of the varietals. Wasn't expecting this to be decent because there are so many crappy Australian wines out now, but I mean, for the price it's fairly good.

J