The only reason that I grabbed this wine is because I thought it was kind of funny and amusing that Costco was carrying a wine from a winery called Fetish wines. A few years back, Australia was all the rage. Now, not so much. From what I gather, they have a massive over-supply of wine, leading to highly pointed wines that are dirt cheap. A boom-bust cycle is somewhat normal I would argue, especially when an industry is expanding quickly. It's a necessary way to rid the system of the weaker players. And that's why this wine is 9$. A couple other random thoughts: 1. They must have had this wine sitting around in a warehouse and need to get rid of it. 2006 was definitely released a while back (or should have been). 2. The average consumer must think this wine is a great deal--91 points for 9$. That's good QPR if points are your thing. 3. Naming this wine "The Watcher" is creepy. Really creepy. Especially coming from a winery called Fetish. I felt like that fucking owl was stalking me while I drank this bottle of wine. 4. This would be the perfect accompaniment to your next swinger party or your next "Eyes Wide Shut" themed gathering--if that's the sort of thing you're into. And it's cheap enough to consume with abandon, so that should at least make you a little bit less likely to be "The Watcher," and more of an active participant...
This wine is a fruit-bomb, pure and simple. Plums, along with tar and menthol. Hot. Alcohol content is listed as 14.5%, but that could mean it's as much as 15.5%. The heat definitely comes on strong in the nose, but there is decent balance to the wine. Like I said--this is a plush fruit-bomb. Good for what it is, even if it isn't really my thing. B
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