Molly Dooker
Carinval of Love Shiraz
McLaren Vale
The name "Carnival of Love" is deliciously fitting because I am having a steamy, sexy love affair with this bottle of Shiraz. The famous Molly Dooker wines have been taking the wine world by storm since it exploded on the scene in 2006. When reviewed by the best of the best in the wine biz, it gets high points, great ratings, and almost perfect scores. Carnival of Love is over $90 and well worth every single leg dripping down the glass. [WQ:"Legs" on wine mean alcohol content. It runs down the side of the glass and shows just how much alcohol is in it.] With that said, even the Molly Dooker wines in the $25 range are kiss you on the lips and faint on the floor good. The grapes are from Aussie vineyards including the boss, McLaren Vale. I know these can be hard to get, so I looked up at interview with Sparky Marquis who is the winemaker. He said that the USA gets 90% of the wine production, 5% to Australia, and 5% to the rest of the world. (Click here for interview)Lucky for us! Sorry "rest of the world".
Back to my spicy, little affair with my Aussie, Carnival of Love. In the glass it looks like purple silk. The smells you get on the nose are the hypnotizing and match that deep, purple color. Rich and almost sweet plums, hints of violet…oh my gosh you could smell and swirl this glass for hours! Of course, then you would miss the best part, the sip. Molly Dooker prides themselves on "fruit weight". If you don't understand what that means, you will when you taste this wine. The flavors of spice and mocha hit every millimeter of your mouth making your taste buds yell, "do it to me again Ms. Dooker!" Be aware though that this bottle of wine is 15.5% alcohol which is on the very high end of the alcohol spectrum. If you are not careful,it kisses your lips, gives you a night a pleasure and leaves you lying on the curb. Of course, it is so good, you are readily available the next time it calls to do it again...
