Some Margaret River wine has fallen off the back of a truck and into Pecky’s warehouse!
At the last Meeting, he offered it for sale at $20.00 per bottle, from which $5 will go to Rotary.  Is it any good?
Margaret River produces some great wines, particularly rieslings and Semillons, but also some pretty special reds. The review wine is a 2013 cabernet sauvignon. To protect the innocent, I will not name the winery, but this wine is no longer available anywhere else. As far as I can gather, it probably sold for around $48 per bottle in its heyday.
The wine is medium-bodied, deep red in colour and very smooth drinking. The acids and tannins have softened over time, leaving the fruit to shine through. There are plums and berries to be found, along with (surprisingly) a faint whiff of lavender on opening. The finish is pleasant, if not particularly long.
At $20 per bottle, it represents quite good buying for a wine versatile enough to go with many different foods. Buy some and help the Club!