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This is a resource for people who want to buy an interesting bottle of wine on a budget of about $20. If you get lost between Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon and have access to a Dan Murphy's or Vintage Cellars (or Aldi, as of 2015!), you've come to the right place. Where possible, wines are listed with their single-bottle price from DM/VC/A and the winery's home page.

A good place to start is the 'Index', or if you know what type of wine you want, head straight to the 'Recommended Reds', 'Worthy Whites' or 'Stunning Sparklers' that only show 4 & 5☆ wines.

Your experience will be different to everyone else's, which makes wine such a pleasure. The same vintage wine at different ages will be distinct, as will the same aged wines from different vintages. What the glass holds is a unique parcel of time that should be enjoyed as such.

Tuesday, 9 April 2013

(R) Mouton Cadet: Bordeaux Rouge 2010, from Pauillac, Bordeaux, France

Smell
Early: Soft plums and forrest berries
Later: Sweetening to jammy notes of dark cherries, currants and blackberries

Taste
The nose's red forest berries present themselves as a velvety smooth lining around some very soft tannins. As the wine aerates, subtle spice and earthy notes reveal themselves. A possible criticism is the wine could be conceived as slightly watery. Nevertheless, the mouthfeel is occupied with a punchy fruitiness that's backed by enough astringency (puckering mouthfeel) to imply liberal blending of Cab Sauv.

Tale
In the days of the Great Depression, Baron Philippe De Rothschild's legendary winery Château Mouton Rothschild produced some wine that wasn't quite up to Phil's lofty standards. Rather than throwing away good wine, the Rothschild family cadet (French for youngest son) decided to relabel the wine as Mouton Cadet (an early form of factory seconds). To meet the next year's demand, the Chateau bought grapes from surrounding areas and, aside from a break for WWII, the Mouton Cadet brand has been delivering affordable Bordeaux wines to the public ever since. Unfortunately, Mouton Cadet is as close to Château Mouton Rothschild as most of us will ever taste.

Composition
65% Merlot
20% Cab Sauv
15% Cab Franc

Price: $12
Quality: ☆☆☆☆
Value:   ☆☆☆☆☆

http://www.moutoncadet.com/index_en.asp
http://www.bpdr.com/gb/default.asp
http://danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_733330/mouton-cadet-rouge

 
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