It's the most wonderful time of the year. As you may have noticed we are now beset by brown clad preteens peddling their delicious and addictive wares outside of grocery stores. That's right, it's Girl Scout Cookie season. To honor that, we picked a wine this week that we thought might go well with one of our favorites, the undisputed champion of Girl Scout Cookies: The Thin Mint. We walked down to the liquor store and snagged a bottle of Rosemount Estate Shiraz (Syrah in American) for $11.99. By itself it's already one of the better wines we tasted, but when we brought out the thin mints it became hands down the best pairing either of us have tasted in our (admittedly short) lives. We gave it an 8/10 without the thin mints and a 9/10 with thin mints-our highest rating yet. A bottle plus a box will run you $16 and it's the bees knees. Check it out.
2013 Rosemount Shiraz
13.5% ABV
$11.99
Sight
Bright, deep garnet (purple-red) colorMinimal/slight rim variation, no sediment
Nose
Bold nose, smells like dried plum and black currant jam, followed by french oak
Palate
Very smooth tannins, little acid up front, really hits the back of the mouth
Very hot (alcohol) right after opening the bottle, mellows out a bit
Full-bodied with flavors of black pepper and plum, and a little bit of vanilla and oak on the draw-like bourbon
With Thin Mints?
Initial reaction: "Damn, that's good".
The mint seems to cool some of the heat from the alcohol and actually pairs very well. It also perks up your taste buds and the chocolate combination is rich enough to stand up to the bold flavors of the wine. You gotta try this. We were both a little skeptical at first but I don't think it could have turned out better.
8/10 solo: probably going to be my go-to inexpensive red from here on out
9/10 with thin mints: SO GOOD
Plus it's a screw cap!
Cheers,
A&P
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