“My old grandfather made and enjoyed wine for 80 years. He told me the soils in which the vines lived were a layer cake. He told me the soil in which the vines lived were a layer cake. He said, the wine, if properly made,was like a great layer cake, fruit, mocha, chocolate, and hints of spice — and rich, always rich.
‘Never pass up a good Layer Cake,’ he would say.“I have always loved those words.” Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (from the wine’s label)
I tried to resist trying this wine when I first saw it in stores a couple of months ago, but it was simply too difficult to resist the tempting illustration on the front of the bottle and the equally tempting description of what a wine should be in the quote above, which is featured on the front of the bottle. Plus, I also like shirazes. So I bought a bottle to give it a try.
Layer Cake Shiraz is made by Layer Cake Wine, and is produced in McLaren Vale in South Australia. It’s a nice, well-balanced shiraz that has a lot of fruity, berry flavor to it. And it tastes very clean, not overly sweet or jammy; it tastes more like fresh berries. I can detect blueberries, blackberries and cherries in there. Keep in mind that I am not an expert wine taster, so I can’t accurately describe all of the other flavors mentioned in the wine’s tasting notes. Still, as a more experienced layer cake taster, I can tell you that this is a lovely and complex wine that would go very well with a chocolate or spice cake for dessert, as well as with a burger or steak at dinner.
Cheryl
March 21, 2010sounds yummy!
dani
March 21, 2010have to try this! 🙂
Carrie
March 27, 2010I’ve had this–it is like you described. I was suckered by the label at first. In other news of wines with baking names, have you had Cupcake Vineyards’ Sauvignon Blanc? It’s delicious, crisp, zesty and wonderful.
kidkraft kitchen
April 29, 2010i love wines and i especially love a shiraz. I have never seen this before but I will def. keep my eyes open for this one in the stores.