Piper Heidseick - Enchanted Path for gala anniversary celebration
We traveled to Indy this weekend to attend the gala celebration of Sis-in-law and Bro-in-law Pat's and Rodger's 50th Wedding Anniversary they hosted for close friends. This follows our trip the week before last to celebrate with them personally in taking them to dinner at Sullivan's Steakhouse, Indy, which was featured in this blogpost - Sullivan's Steakhouse Domaine Serene for celebration dinner.
I also opened several of these large format bottles for son Alec and Viviana's wedding celebration dinner as featured in this blogpost at the time - Wedding Wines - Birthyear and Big Bottle Extravaganza Continues.
I also took this weekend for tasting/pairing/sharing with the pot luck dinner at the anniversary celebration this hearty red blend Aussie Shiraz withe whimsical branding and label.
We've written often in these pages about the Mollydooker portfolio of wines and their whimsically branded, labeled, named wines. What fun to open "Enchanted Path" for a gala Anniversary celebration occasion.
I also took and opened this label for For dearest friends, Eric and Cathy's 40th anniversary celebration party - a bottle of Mollydooker whimsically named 'Enchanted Path' Mclaren Vale Red Wine Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz - Caymus 40th Anniversary Release - An Enchanted Path.
Mollydooker "Enchanted Path" McLaren Vale South Australia, Red Wine Blend 2012
Mollydooker is the handiwork of the husband-and-wife
winemaking team of Sarah and Sparky Marquis. Prior to starting their own label the pair produced under the Marquis Philips
brand in partnership with their distributor Dan Philips. Previously,
they produced award-winning wines for Australian producers including Fox
Creek, Henry’s
Drive, Shirvington, and others. The term Mollydooker is Australian
slang for a left-handed person as both Sarah and Sparky Marquis are
left-handed.
Since 2005, they've focused exclusively on making their own exuberant wines which
include a range of Shiraz labels and a variety of Shiraz/Cab/Merlot blends, as well as some adventuresome
white wines such as The Violinist, a Verdelho varietal.
They source their fruit from 116 acres of vineyards at their winery in
McLaren Vale where about 50 percent are planted in Shiraz, with the
rest made up of Cabernet, Merlot, Semillon and Chardonnay. Most of their
wines bear distinctive whimsical and humorous names and labels with
cartoon characters. Never-the-less, many of their wines, while
modestly-priced, Mollydookers are often highly
rated. Their premium label, 'Velvet Glove' Shiraz retails for $175,
however.
The 2012 Enchanted Path is dark inky purple colored, full bodied, rich
thick concentrated and complex with varietal Cabernet notes of ripe
black and blue berry and plum with clove, spice and layers of chocolate
and anise, with supple creamy mouth-feel and chewy tannins on nicely
polished balanced finish.
The 2012 Enchanted Path is a blend of 60% Shiraz and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon.
RM 93 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=1773713
www.mollydookerwines.com
Some other earlier posting notes of this label in these pages:
Caymus 40th Anniversary Release - An Enchanted Path
- Horizontal Tasting of South Australia Shiraz - Mollydooker "The Enchanted Path", GoDolphin, BCH and '9'
007 Shiraz-Cab Blends
Mollydooker "The Enchanted Path" Shiraz Cabernet
