Pronounced “Vee-own-yay” – Viognier originated from France. This white wine grape produces a full bodied wine and many say that if you like Chardonnay, then this will be right up your alley.
We recently cracked into this Rusty Mutt Wines 2019 ‘Catnip’ Viognier from McLaren Vale, SA which I received as a sample (thank you!). It’s named for winemaker Scott’s wife who is a Tiger in Chinese astrology. All the Rusty Mutt wines names relate to Chinese astrology including ‘Rusty Mutt’ as Scott himself is a ‘Metal Dog’ in Chinese astrology.
Yes I’m a little obsessed with my unique white wine blends at the moment. This one is a blend of mostly Fiano and Chenin Blanc grapes – two varieties I love by themselves. And when combined, they are pretty tasty too!
I received this sample of the Sherrah 2018 ‘White et al’ from Good Pair Days (thank you!!). It’s made from McLaren Vale fruit in South Australia.
Seriously, who can resist a wine with doggies ? on the label? Not me!
So what’s the significance of the dogs on this bottle of small batch Rusty Mutt wine? Well the winemaker, Scott Heidrich, was born in the year of the ‘Metal Dog’ according to Chinese astrology. Rusty Mutt is his passion project as he currently is the senior winemaker for another McLaren Vale company.
A big thanks to Scott for sending this sample of his ‘Rocky Ox’ 2018 GSM over to taste. The ‘GSM’ stands for Grenache, Shiraz and Mataro – the 3 grapes which make up the blend of this wine.
A big thanks to Scott for sending this sample of his ‘Rocky Ox’ 2018 GSM over to taste. The ‘GSM’ stands for Grenache, Shiraz and Mataro – the 3 grapes which make up the blend of this wine.
Rocky Ox is named on behalf of Scott’s daughter Kara who is an Earth Ox in Chinese astrology.
We found it a bright garnet red colour in the glass. Notes of plums, cherries raspberries, baking spice, tobacco and mocha come through on the nose for us. While in the mouth it has a juicy fruit burst with a hint of pepper and there’s some dark chocolate covered berries in there too. Scrumptious!
This wine was sent to me as a sample, I was under no obligation to post about it.
All opinions are based on my own taste buds. Wine is subjective & always evolving, so make sure you drink what you enjoy!
April is looking mighty tasty in the Wine Selectors 2020 Calendar! At the start of the year I was gifted this years Chef & The Cellar Calendar Collection case (thank you!) and it’s safe to say the wines and recipes have me drooling.
April’s wine and recipe comes from Shottesbrooke Wines in McLaren Vale, South Australia. Merlot is one of their signature varieties which made us very eager to get stuck into this Limited Release 2018 Merlot.
My Dad helped me taste this sample bottle of Curtis Family Vineyards 2017 Heritage Shiraz from McLaren Vale in South Australia recently.
Curtis Family Vineyards is owned and operated by Mark, Thomas & Jenna Curtis, with guidance from their father, Claudio Curtis who lives on the vineyard.
