Weekend Drinking 9th November

The theme here is simple – three wines, all freely available, all sitting between the $16 and $18 mark (or cheaper on special). I know where my money would be going in this lot:

Ingoldby Mclaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 (Mclaren Vale, SA) $16
Dark red colour. Raisined red berry & chocolate oak nose. Palate is tart, with unbalanced acidity & sweet fleshy red fruits. Disappointingly simple and disjointed. 13.8

D’Arenberg High Trellis Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 (Mclaren Vale, SA) $18
Dark red colour. Meaty, dark fruit nose, woven with chocolatey oak. The palate is the star here however – its chewy, generous red fruit that has a typical Mclaren Vale, mid palate fruit depth to it. Arguably its quite a simple wine, but at the price, and accompanied by a BBQ steak it works well. Great drinkability. 16.5

Margan Semillon 2007 (Hunter Valley, SA) $18
A bright, full yellow colour. The nose is lemony, toast, lime tart. Its quite a broad lemony nose, which suits the wine profile – broad, lemony, fat and quite unappealing. Its Hunter Semillon, from a warm year, made in a forward style, looking very ripe and chubby. Leave it for a few years – little attraction now. 14.5+