Producer: Mollydooker
Wine: Merlot "The Scooter"Vintage: 2010
Region: South Australia
Rating: 88KB
Coin: 25USD
Buy: Here
Notes: This is NOT your mother's Merlot! It's Big, Bold, and Brazen. I wasn't sure how to feel about this newbie, but one thing for certain, this isn't a back porch sipper, this is serious food wine. Blackberry jam, fresh blueberry pie, baked earth, spice rack, bright acidity, medium tannin, toasted cedar, and, of course, ample vanilla.
I watched "Blood into Wine", while enjoying "The Scooter", Merlot and one thing was very clear, James Maynard Keenan is just as passionate about the winemaking at Caduceus Cellars, as he is about his musical acts, Tool, Puscifer, and A Perfect Circle. Now, I don't want to liken Maynard's Arizona wines to Merlot from South Australia, however, I really think the personalities of "The Scooter" and Mr. Keenan have many similarities.
I like the direction Sarah & Sparky Marquis have taken Mollydooker. Fun but serious wines from Australia. Hopefully the days of heavily extracted fruit bombs are in the rearview mirror of the entire (I'm generalizing, sorry) Australian wine industry, but I won't hold my breath. KB
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