Rosemount Estate, Mudgee Hill of Gold Shiraz 2004 $9

My wife is possibly one of the most competitive people I have ever met.  I used to be the only runner in the family…now she does marathons.  I used to kick her butt in tennis…soundly…I mean “ha ha” butt kicking…after 5 years of lessons and playing a couple times a week…forgetaboutit.  She owns me.  So, I still run (not marathons) but really have lost interest in most things tennis, yet, today, the Australian Open is all over the family dvr.  Hmmm, wonder who did that?

Well, I might as well enjoy watching a little tennis with the wife, so, yesterday evening while we watch a taped match of Dagnabitz vs Blagojevich or somebody, I smiled, nodded politely at her comments on the game and blissfully sipped on a nice Autralian red, Mudgee Hill of Gold Shiraz 2004.

I carefully chose this red from my cellar today because of the special conditions that…, OK, you got me, you all know me, it’s not a cellar it’s a wine rack and… I chose this wine because it was the only Aussie vino I had stacked up there.  Just the same, here we go. 

WHAT OTHERS SAY: From Rosemount Estate website

This shiraz has a deep, rich colour immediately indicating an impressive concentration of flavours. On the nose there are lifted perfume and spice aromas with a deep core of plummy, peppery fruit. The palate reveals velvety, ripe, fine-grained tannins, in harmony with the oak and seductively spicy fruit. The finish is rich and long, with cinnamon, cloves and wild fruit notes promising much for a further five to eight years careful cellaring.

WHAT I THOUGHT: 

 RANKING: Good enough for my numb tongue!

Nice little sipping wine.  Fruity and not too full bodied as you would expect from a shiraz.  I did think the wine was a little bitter with a bit acidic feel on the tongue.  Still nice “swish and swirl” impact.  Deserves a nice glass just to watch the legs run around.  Not too oaky from aging like some shiraz I’ve had.  But again, I don’t know what I’m talking about so try it yourself.  At $9 you got little to lose.  Now I wonder if I can find a sport on tv with Pam Oliver on the sidelines? 

G’day from the wineoaf!

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