It was only a matter of time before one of my favourites received it's day in court, and I thought sooner rather than later. A habit I'm trying to reform is to branch out from Australian wines; wines I see as safe bet. And it's wines like this which have encased that 'safe bet' in a concert block. Ladies and gentlemen;, allow me to introduce you to the Wolf Blass Yellow Label .
You see; I, as well as most of you, really like wine...but I don't know an awful lot about it. i mean; I know bits and pieces. I know regions and I know what I like, but if Hugh Johnson came in and wiggled his glasses and then ran off a list of 200 wines which were better - I'd be defending this beaut! It's just beautiful, everything (almost)p about it is aesthetic charm. It's a drink, but a stunning drink. It has this deep crimson glow to it. It might feel like I'm over romanticising this just a tad, but seriously - I have never bought a wine under a tenner which gave so much. I'll prepare a closer inspection.
On a closer look, and although a little difficult to make out, you can just about make out the outer ring. It's sort of like a big grape solar eclipse. Anyway, the picture bares little to the physical presence of the wine. I'm doing the traditional swishy-swirly thing that professional upper class dudes do to oxygenate the wine and release it's flavour. It smells like it's packed with berries. Raspberries, strawberries, blackberries. If I could defend it as 4 of my 5 fruits a day - I would. It's very dark - which is great. Usually, at least I find, that wines can have the habit of smelling too strong on the alcohol side. In which case, it wouldn't be dismissive thinking people just skipped to the taste; which ruins the fun really. Having the fruity smell of a gorgeous wine like this - along with it's looks and of course, it's taste - is by definition, a well spent evening.
9/10 - This is one of my favourites. More to come but I'm holding out for improvement. This wine can carry itself, and for the price, is easily worth it's reputation on market shelves.
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