Producer: Deerfield Name: Shiraz Cuvée Varietal: Shiraz, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Sirah Vintage: 2004 Region: Sonoma, United States Price: ~ $26 Alcohol: 16.1%
I’m not entirely sure why Deerfield decided create a 16.1% alcohol Shiraz Cuvée. I mean, that’s pretty much Amarone alcohol from a Californian wine. This poured like thick syrup that coated the wine glass. The kind of wine that stains your lips and teeth and really makes you look like a wino. I tried to include a picture of the colour and clarity but the blackberry has a shitty camera.
The bouquet smells intensely sweet (alcohol naturally smells sweet) and hot. It’s complimented by a strong toasted spice smell with a slight nutty aroma. The wine itself tastes (and feels) like molasses or brown sugar. Even though the alcohol content is high it’s still fairly smooth. Toasted spice, heavy black cherries and a finish that’s long and almost tacky. For how sweet it is the finish is somewhat dry.
Personally, I thought it was too sweet. I mean, it could’ve been balanced with a little more acidity to tone it down. I woke up with a slight headache from two glasses of this stuff. That’s like eight-TEEN glasses!
C-ya!
J
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