With hints of violets, roasted coffee, and sweet black fruit, the aroma seemed to promised something better than what was delivered, though a good red wine with a medium-plus body, good acidity and tight tannin with a tart, almost sharp texture (maybe some not-so ripe grapes), this wine was another in what I've coined, "Doctor Jekyll Mister Hyde" wines (Now I like it, now I don't); sometimes rich and complex, sometimes just biting.
Flavors mirrored the aroma faithfully, and transitioned into the fair finish of spice, some heat (14% alcohol), and a hint of mint.
I read that English setters have their DNA rooted in Spain, so why not a wine named Mad Dogs and Englishmen being root there also?
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'Mad dogs and an English-woman' that describes my house.
ReplyDeleteDid you try this 'Jekyll and Hyde' wine with food/foods?
Yes! Rib-eye (rare and spiced), Mac & cheese (white cheese), heirloom tomato, buttered English muffin, and contrasted alongside with a two-day-old Vino Nobile which was still quite a bit better!
DeleteR-U the mad English "woman"?