The perfect Stanely Cup Playoff wine...

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!

Go Canucks Mathew

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Mathew Kagis
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Good to know. My hockey-crazed husband I had St. Francis Old Vines Zinfandel ('01) with last night's game. Enjoyed it, and the outcome of the game, tremendously. Go Wings!!!!! Cherie

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Cherie

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

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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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Mathew Kagis

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.

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Ian Hayward

NO TURNING LEAF JOKES?!?!? Ian, your taking away my best ammo! As to 'Senator' jokes, well, the mind just boggles @ the possibilities. I would however (regardless of who wins) LOVE to see an all Canadian Final this year... It's our national sport after all.

Cheers Mathew ps. in my tasting notes, I meant 'Todd', not "mark" bertuzzi... That'll learn me not to proofread my posts before hitting send....

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Mathew Kagis

Thanks for the email, Matthew, I will definitely try the Segesio. As far as defecting to your team, I am about as inclined do that as you would be to switch to my Wings! Although the thought of being boo'd and pelted with various objects at the games here in Detroit (and in my own house) does seem really appealing. As for me, I think I'll have Champagne chilling when the Wings take home the Cup YET AGAIN. Maybe a nice Rose' Champagne for a change....sigh....

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Cherie

Has'nt Detroit bought, oops I mean 'won' the cup enough times now to show what a big payroll can do? It'll be Quails Gate Reisling Icewine for me when the CANUCKS take the cup.

Mathew (with one 'T')

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Mathew Kagis

We ought to start a play-offs or finals wine club (try certain select wines for certain select games). Or when our teams play each other? Might be fun.

Sorry I misspelled your name, Mathew.

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Cherie

I agree, unfortunately, here in BC, we have a restrictive & red tape obsessed government monopoly on liquor sales...Often makes getting interesting lables near impossible. I'd hate to be the spoiler & restrict your tasting options.

No problem, common mistake, as was my father's when I was born, excitement & exaustion caused him to foreget the second 'T'...& a name change @ that time was as expensive as a weeks worth of food for the family, so there it stayed.

Mathew

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Mathew Kagis

Can't speak for anyone else, but that wouldn't bother me at all, the wines don't have to be that obscure. I can't imagine I'd be the one to pick them, anyway.

I can relate, my name is often either spelled or pronounced wrong.

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Cherie

Will Icewine last that long?

Andy

P.S. Bruins going all the way.

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JEP

LOW BLOW Andy..... ouch! But hey, I understand..... When you have an inferior team like Boston to cheer for, you need to take cheap shots to bolster your confidence...

Icewine in June Mathew

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Mathew Kagis

Hmphh... the wine was better than the game.

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Ian Hayward

"Mathew Kagis" skrev i melding news:a7gdc.23577$J56.21435@edtnps89...

What is a STANELY cup? For drinking ice wine?

Anders (confused European)

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Anders Tørneskog

"Cherie" skrev i melding news:c54bm9$2mdrpc$ snipped-for-privacy@ID-228672.news.uni-berlin.de...

Why should you be, he misspells Riesling... :-) Anders

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Anders Tørneskog
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