Super Bowl V.2

Black Swan Shiraz 2008
Mrs. Dan wanted wine so I opened a bottle of wine. Ensuring domestic tranquility is not a one time goal, even during the Super Bowl, to achieve but a life long commitment…. until death do you part. Hmmmm. Did you ever think that with the statistic that 50% of all marriages end in divorce… that the other 50% end in death. I digress.

So it was time to go down under.

This is a nice little Shiraz. Not very complex. Medium body. Strong fruit from start to finish. It’s dry but the strong fruit overpowers it. The marketing people thought up a little white lie so to speak on the label saying “GRAPES, SUN, WIND. A DASH OF DARING, UNFILTERED LAUGHTER……” blah blah blah. Why anyone would use all caps on a wine label. The “UNFILTERED” part implies to me that this is an unfiltered wine… which usually means a wine made with loving care etc.). If this is an unfiltered wine I’ll cheer for the Colts. I doubt it since it’s $5.99. No oak, nothing ultimately interesting but nice middle of the road wine that is probably best by itself.

I give this wine a higher rating because its not bad for $5.99. If I had paid $10 or more then I would have expected something more interesting. At $10 I would give it 2 corks.

Not sure what food it would compliment (all of our Super Bowl eats were packed away by half time. I broke out some Velveeta Mexican cheese dip thingy Mrs. Dan made and it doesn’t not go well with this wine. So, a nice sit around and sip wine. If you want to hide it in a plain Dixie Cup then you can drink it during the Super Bowl. Wow. I think that Velveeta Cheese Dip Thingy is rumbling a bit. Sort of the way Peyton Manning’s stomach is rumbling after that interception.

Go Saints!
From: South Eastern Australia.
Winery: Black Swan
Cost: $5.99
Year: 2008
Stopper: black plastic

Score: 3 Corks
Dan’s Rating System:

1 Cork: Drink to the Detroit Lions
2 Corks: Drink to the Super Bowl Losers
3 Corks: Drink to the Super Bowl Winners