The theme here is simple - three wines, all freely available, all sitting between the $16 and $18 mark (or cheaper on special). I know where my money would be going in this lot:
Ingoldby Mclaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 (Mclaren Vale, SA) $16
Dark red colour. Raisined red berry & chocolate oak nose. Palate is tart, with unbalanced acidity & sweet fleshy red fruits. Disappointingly simple and disjointed. 13.8
D'Arenberg High Trellis Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 (Mclaren Vale, SA) $18
Dark red colour. Meaty, dark fruit nose, woven with chocolatey oak. The palate is the star here however - its chewy, generous red fruit that has a typical Mclaren Vale, mid palate fruit depth to it. Arguably its quite a simple wine, but at the price, and accompanied by a BBQ steak it works well. Great drinkability. 16.5
Margan Semillon 2007 (Hunter Valley, SA) $18
A bright, full yellow colour. The nose is lemony, toast, lime tart. Its quite a broad lemony nose, which suits the wine profile - broad, lemony, fat and quite unappealing. Its Hunter Semillon, from a warm year, made in a forward style, looking very ripe and chubby. Leave it for a few years - little attraction now. 14.5+
2009/10 WCA Wine Journalism 'Young Gun; Wine Judge; Gourmet Traveller WINE and Breathe Hunter Valley magazine contributor; LattéLife columnist; National Liquor News Tasting Panellist, WBM Coolest Wine Tweeter of 2010 and Riesling lover who fell into the liquor industry chiefly to buy cheap beer.
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