Mt. Monster Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

[Insert sound of Angels here] We found wine heaven in LA, and it isn't BevMo, it is Total Wine and Liquor. The selection is staggering. They have rows of wine, grouped by region, and probably cross referenced, roving hoards of sommeliers-adjacent brigands, an entire wall of vodka.

If only it weren't an hour drive away from my house. I may have to move just to be closer to this commercial monstrosity. Because I wants all the things it haveses.

This wine came as a recommendation from one of the aforementioned rovers. It had allegedly won some award the previous year.

I also bought this because of the label: it has purple, a mountain, monsters, and it is from Australia. I thought it would be fun. But this wine is serious.

Too serious.

I don't mean to be pejorative, but this is a screw cap wine, and they need to be breezier--not Bacardi breezier, just less intense. It has high levels of concentration, followed by too much thought, perplexity, and ultimately inconsistency. The person at the party who is bringing the energy down, and probably should have left a little sooner than, say, closing the place down.

Bottom line: Drink this when you aren't having fun, maybe while doing your taxes, or watching an intense dramatic film that borders on (gulp) educational. But pop the screwcap soon, or it may go Voldem--I mean... you know.