I know it's only September, but this red gets my value for money wine of the year award already. It's the Hardys Stamp of Australia Cabernet Sauvignon
2008 - I bought a dozen at around $AUD6.60 the 1 litre bottle.The wine is a lovely robust melange of fully ripe berries, plums, sweet vanillin American oak, mildly assertive tannins and a pleasant aftertaste. Good on its own or with tucker and a stunner at the price. Some very ordinary cask (bag in box) wines are dearer.
Cheers!
Martin
For the benefit of those on the other side of the pond, what is "tucker?"
Godzilla
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Godzilla wrote on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:34:39 +0000:
Doesn't the OZ "national anthem" refer to a "tucker bag" carried by the swagman.
It should also be available in the 3 litre box .... Hardys has always claimed that the two packagings are identical. Last had it about 3 years ago, thought it so-so, but I will try it again. Always eager to encourage well made and affordable wines, yes sir!
pavane
That accolale would currently go to "I Still Call Australia Home" arguably the most popular (surely it is to Qantas) song about Australia. the official anthem is "Advance Australia Fair"
But Waltzing Matilda was in the running in the day.
Perhaps they've changed the "formula". When I tasted this wine a few years ago it was so full of oak, I poured it down the sink right away, it was like drinking chocolate. It's the only wine to which I've ever done that! Graham
Oak is still there but not offensively so - to my palate. It was the generous fruit that got me. Remember, we're talking about a wine that sells for $6.60 the litre here. (and yes I do understand that bad wine is bad wine at any price).
Re "Tucker" The school "tuck shop' will be well-known to English readers. That's the one where Billy Bunter tucked into humbugs, cream buns and such like.
Cheers!
Martin
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