Igor larionov Shiraz slap shot

At 14 years of age, a celebrity branded wine, and with chees-o packaging this wine has no right to be this good and for $5.99. You could have knocked us both over with a feather: raspberry, chalky mineral, cherry, plum fruit and all so still alive and lively - soft, supple, smooth, and totally delicious - as it may open we kept coming back to it thinking it would soon die, but instead it got better and our last sips …

The wine was made by Kilikanoon and was called Slap Shot because it was one of the first celebrity hockey wines to hit markets, backed by Detroit Red Wing, Igor Larionov. It boasted a whopping 15% alcohol. 13 years from vintage date has derived minty, blackberry, sweet dried fruits, and hints of pepper ... Still vibrant, almost fresh, but with great pepper/spice finish.