At Mad Dog Wines we take pride in our wines, and that fact is appreciated by those in the know!
Tasting notes are beneficial when considering or choosing good quality wine.
But, as anyone who has ever tried writing one will know, it is difficult to describe tastes and smells by pen and paper.
Therefore, please read these tasting notes as a guide, but... order a bottle or two of our Shiraz or Sangiovese, to really 'discover' what flavour, passion and beauty is all about!
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2005 Mad Dog Shiraz
It is picked ripe but not overdone (this is 14.5% alcohol) and nestles in the best French oak (Damy coopered) for 18 months.
The wine bursts with ripe blood plum and blackcurrant fruit and is tinged with some floral and spice notes.
In the mouth it is dense and creamy with a heart of black fruits, liquorice and Belgium chocolate.
It is fairly tightly wound on the finish with plenty of savoury notes adding to the long, dry finish.
2005 is a great year for the Barossa and we are most pleased with our resultant wine.
Drink: Now to 2018.
2006 Mad Dog Shiraz
Complex aromatics of bitter chocolate, violets, blueberries and spice.
It is rich and chewy in the mouth with ripe berry fruits overlaying a bed of earth.
Some seriously good, lightly toasted French oak plays just in the background and it finishes with suave, shapely tannins and good length.
Drink: 2010 to 2020.
2008 Mad Dog Sangiovese
Seriously low yields have produced a Sangiovese that is both dense and textured.
The usual cherry fruits abound on the nose with an ethereal waft of florals and just a touch of spice.
In the mouth there’s a heart of liqueur cherry cut by some earth and after a big, voluminous punch of fruit flavour it dries off to leave one with a refreshing savoury sensation.
Drink: Now to 2015.
2007 Mad Dog Shiraz
Always understated the 07 Mad Dog is indeed elegant and balanced yet with plenty of horsepower.
There’s a whiff of coal smoke, some elegant red berry fruits, a posy of dried flowers and a hint of spice. There’s a heart of blood plum and raspberry fruit and the suggestion of some Dutch chocolate adds complexity.
It isunderpinned by breezy, mineral acidity and the length of flavour is good.
Mad Dog Tasting Notes
2005 Mad Dog Shiraz
