A good glass of wine need not be some rare expensive vintage from the verdant
terriors of Bordeaux. But really, the best vino is the one you enjoy the most, whatever the cost.
Realised, perhaps, that I've been sticking with the Usual Suspects. I need to be a little more adventurous. So will share some of my new 'discoveries' in here, as they come in. Curly and Kona can help of course.
I was looking for Brown Brothers' Orange Muskat and Flora today at Bottles & Bottles but stumbled on this lovely Lexia instead. By the way I'm a huge fan of Brown Brothers. I think their vineyard in Milawa, Victoria produces some of the best, really affordable wines on the market today.
The Lexia grape is a variety of the Muskat family and yes, the first thing you notice about it is that its musky. This 'Brownie' is a great example of a late harvested wine displaying the ripe fruit flavours the style is renowned for. Labelled "Spatlese" (don't ask me why since this is an Aussie vino), German for Late Harvest, the reviews say this wine makes a great partner to a spicy Chicken Vindaloo. But I think it is better suited to something like creme brulee or perhaps a kick-ass Apple Crumble (the one from Corduroy & Finch comes to mind!).
K and me found it a trifle too sweet. Especially when the both of us, 'Sweet White Aficionados', were having it with tenderloins we bought from
Espirito Santo, a great gourmet butchery we also stumbled upon that even marinates your meats on the spot FOC. Perhaps we should have got the Crouchen Riesling instead for its little extra dryness and acidity.
A nice wine nonetheless, if you have a sweet tooth. But better left to the after-dinner chatter over dessert. Trust me on this one.
Labels: Wine