Wine Night!

So tonight is Thursday. And that means Wine Night! Woo hoo! (Well, actually, it's Friday now. So I suppose that's an indication of a successful evening.)

Selection for this evening: "The Black Sheep: Because Every Family Has One"

Hugh Hamilton/McLaren Vale "The Villian 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Blanc" (Australia)
15.0% Alcohol
Price paid: $19.99
Awards: Top 100 2007, Sydney International Win Competition Blue-Gold Award 2007 (Judged with food)
Food: Vermont hard Cheddar Cheese (1 year aged), Picante Chorizo Sausage link, Frozen Raspberries

Review:

OK, I'm by no means a connoisseur (yet) of wines, so there's no way I can judge this wine appropriately. The bottom line is, however: we like it. This is the only bottle that we have bought a second time (though the other time was for a pizza night). In my opinion it's actually quite spicy, or rather, it somehow manages to draw out the spices in the other foods. It's a bizarre feeling but it definitely reacts with the food in your mouth rather than just compliment or contrast it. It also doesn't seem to me to be a very heavy wine (b/c I know so much), especially for being 15% alcohol. In otherwords, after a couple of glasses, it didn't go to my head. Of all the wines we've had so far in our short series, this one holds a position as a favorite.

Recommendation: Don't eat with overly spicy foot; it does not cool the pallet.