{"id":16255,"date":"2009-03-23T00:09:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-23T00:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/marlargos-rose-a-crimson-temptress-2\/"},"modified":"2009-03-23T00:09:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-23T00:09:00","slug":"marlargos-rose-a-crimson-temptress-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2009\/03\/marlargos-rose-a-crimson-temptress-2\/","title":{"rendered":"MARLARGO\u2019S ROS\u00c9 A CRIMSON TEMPTRESS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_OY-0d2rKv_Q\/ScbTVZABd-I\/AAAAAAAAGLY\/JW6Lb4mToT0\/s1600-h\/Tintilla+Pebbles+Chard-796910.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_OY-0d2rKv_Q\/ScbTVZABd-I\/AAAAAAAAGLY\/JW6Lb4mToT0\/s320\/Tintilla+Pebbles+Chard-796910.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_OY-0d2rKv_Q\/ScbTVsH5fsI\/AAAAAAAAGLg\/QUv3YnqzLRE\/s1600-h\/Marlargo+Rose_cc-797570.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_OY-0d2rKv_Q\/ScbTVsH5fsI\/AAAAAAAAGLg\/QUv3YnqzLRE\/s320\/Marlargo+Rose_cc-797570.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wc23Mar09<\/p>\n<p>david ellis<\/p>\n<p>WE&#8217;ve long sung the praises of Ros\u00e9 as a companion to Asian dishes \u2013 particularly those with seafood at their heart \u2013 and a label we came upon for the first time only recently, exceeded our expectations in every regard. <\/p>\n<p>It was Marlargo&#8217;s McLaren Vale Cabernet Ros\u00e9, a brilliant-crimson wine with a temptress-look label that alone was enough to have us taking it off the shelf.<\/p>\n<p>But it was winemaker Goe Di Fabio&#8217;s skills that completed our enthusiasm after we&#8217;d grabbed our bottles: on opening, aromas of fresh-picked raspberries and black cherries burst out, while the dry-style on the palate was bounteous with fresh berry fruit flavours, black cherries and citrus.<\/p>\n<p>A silky finish made this wine one to take to enthusiastically with a first course of coconut-crumbed prawns and a sweet chilli sauce, while the real match was with the mains: sushi-grade tuna wrapped in nori and deep fried in a light tempura batter, with an accompanying sweet soy reduction, avocado and raspberry sauce.<\/p>\n<p>At $20, this one will have you going back for more.<\/p>\n<p>ONE FOR LUNCH: FATHER and son winemaking team, Robert and James Lusby have come up with a ripper 2008 Pebbles Brief Chardonnay from their Tintilla Estate Vineyard in the Hunter Valley.<\/p>\n<p>This gently-oaked wine has more-ish ripe-fruit flavours up front, followed by a mid-palate that&#8217;s characteristically flinty with accompanying lime and stone fruit, and a clean finish.<\/p>\n<p>At $26 share it with seafood salads, or if you&#8217;re in a barbecue mood, partner it with seared tuna accompanied by potatoes wrapped in foil with a splash of olive oil and a dab of garlic, and cooked over the coals. \u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>(NEED A FOOD\/DRINK IDEA? Check out\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vintnews.com\/\">http:\/\/www.vintnews.com<\/a> )<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>PHOTO CAPTIONS:<\/p>\n<p>[] ONE THAT&#8217;LL HAVE YOU GOING BACK FOR MORE<\/p>\n<p>[] PERFECT WITH SEARED TUNA AND FOIL WRAPPED POTATOES<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wc23Mar09 david ellis WE&#8217;ve long sung the praises of Ros\u00e9 as a companion to Asian dishes \u2013 particularly those with seafood at their heart \u2013 and a label we came upon for the first time only recently, exceeded our expectations in every regard. 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