Mollydooker Carnival of Love 2005

sensational blockbuster of tastes - really tantalizes the palate- buy it and drink it with special friends (no keep it all for yourself) if you can get your hands on it WOW.......WOW

August 2007

Mollydooker creates some of the most exciting wines in Australia - and their gem is the Carnival of Love. It has added flavor that is missing in the Blue Eyed Boy and Enchanted Path varietals. You'll be amazed by the deep purple color of this beautiful wine.

April 2008

This is a definitive fruit bomb. Even at $80 per bottle it is an outstanding value.

September 2007

A trip to the starbucks. Mocha Frappachio....but I can buy that at starbucks for $5. Complex yes, but way over the top and too heavy handed with the wine making. Not indicative the terrior nor varietal.

October 2007

Amazingly, the 2005 Carnival of Love ratchets up the level of quality. A selection of the finest Shiraz barrels, it boasts an extraordinary black/purple color, gorgeous notes of blackberry liqueur, camphor, and smoke, and an enormous voluptuousness that would make even Pamela Anderson jealous. Great purity, symmetry, and harmony as well as remarkable balance for such a rich, intense wine, as it sat in the glass espresso, vanillin, white chocolate, and additional black fruits also emerged. It should drink well for a decade, although the winemakers suggest it be consumed over the next four read more...years. If you are wondering what to serve with this beauty, Sarah and Sparky Marquis recommend such fish as marlin, hammerhead, and great white shark, white meats such as snake and crocodile, red meats such as emu and kangaroo, and aged wallaby mild cheese. Yum! -Wine Advocate Hand selected as Mollydooker's best parcel of Shiraz this year, this wine is an enchanting experience as it displays a pure expression of all the flavors and nuances you would look for in a great Shiraz. Its bouquet is full of chocolate, licorice, all spice and blackberry fruit with aromatics that go right through to the back of your mouth. With layers of espresso, raisin and chocolate intermixed with toasty vanillan oak, this mouth filling blockbuster is opulent and elegant. The palate is incredibly silky and creamy and the wine will linger in your mouth for minutes after you've tasted it. This wine is great with fish, white meats, red meats, salads and cheeses. Optimum drinking: now - 4 years.    (hide)

great wine. fully bodied with awesome finnish.

July 2007