The Sound of Music (and the taste of cowshed)

Yo winos!

Today I'm just going to talk about one wine, but Oh! what a wine!

Just to really mix things up, its a Coonawarra red.. I know, I know, but at least I'm consistent in my favourite drops (though I suspect some would substitute the word 'blinkered')...

Majella Wines is owned by the Lynn family; the vineyard is situated in Coonawarra's famed ‘Red Strip’ which is renowned for its rich terra rossa soil and porous limestone.

Majella produce some outstanding wines: the shiraz and cabernet sauvignon are faultless and retail for around $30 per bottle.

However, for almost half this price, grab yourself a bottle of their Cabernet/Shiraz blend, nicknamed 'The Musician.' This drop comprises 70% cab sauv and 30% shiraz and is an absolute stunner, and a complete steal at $16.70 (from you-know-where).

This wine is a tribute to Matthew Lynn (son of the owners) killed early in 2005 in a hit and run accident. A 20-year-old who wanted to make music his life, hence the name, and it is a fitting tribute.

Here's the winemaker's description of this drop: vibrant, unmistakably Coonawarra to smell and taste, bursting with flavours of blackcurrant, mulberry and herbs, and fine, elegant and juicy in the mouth.

My own idiosyncractic interpretation of the nose and palate of this wine is to describe it as 'cowshed.'

This is the (admittedly quite strange) term I use for jammy, mouth-filling, kick-arse, earthy, down 'n' dirty, gamey, full-bodied, muscled-up reds that you can enjoy almost as much by just inhaling (kids, don't try this at home). And this Musician is definitely cowshed born-and-bred!

I absolutely Luuurve this wine, and in terms of value-for-money, it gets 10/10.

So, in summary, I highly recommend you gather up a few Musicians and start making some sweeet music with someone very special.

Yours in Plonk

The Plonker