Last weekend we went to Mudgee ( 20 hour drive :S ) for a wedding, and made time to squeeze in a teeny weeny tasting at the Mudgee Small Winemakers' centre. Going down the sandstone steps into the cool cellar was refreshing, and as it turns out the nice Brazilian lady working cellar door once studied at the English school I used to teach at. Small world!
However, the range was rather confusing. I was unimpressed by the heavy sale of 'Rolling' wines (a gross mass produced wine in my opinion since I once had some on a plane once and felt ill), and they seemed to have these strange cocktail mixers and what looked like Henshke knock-offs. However, hubby tasted something he liked and bought it. Being on my Ps I only get to taste it now, so here goes!
Quilty Patchwork 2011 Cab Sauv Petit Verdot
Mudgee NSW
$25 at cellar door
14.5%
Ruby/garnet
Clean
Ripe red fruit
Something perfumey? Could be the violets
Meaty: Salami or something from the delicatessen
Full bodied
Medium acid
Medium tannin
Fruity
Minty
Bitterness: salty, black olives
Dark berries
Spicy herbal bitterness, pepperiness, from the petit verdot?
A little bit chocolatey
Black cherries on the finish which is long.
Warming and light but still full-bodied, this wine is ok. There's not a whole lot of fruit, but there are a lot of things going on in there that aren't fruit, which is kind of nice for a change. There is sweetness, balanced by bitterness rather than acidity. The petit verdot adds weight and I think without it this wouldn't be as smooth. We have been drinking a lot of Barossa shiraz for obvious reasons and it's good to bring the balance back to our palates! Heaven forbid we become those wine wankers who drink the same wine from the same region forever! NOOO!
Here is a picture of the clock tower/roundabout we got lost around. I'd like to go back to Mudgee and go to some real cellar doors!
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