If you are a beer guy like myself, you often find yourself selecting that perfect beer for the perfect event. Anything with the word “light” in it is not considered a beer in my repertoire, but every now and then a pilsner needs to make an appearance – typically a european pilsner, or a microbrewed pilsner, on a hot summer day – or a hefeweitzen with hints of orange peel can really hammer home the moment.
Same goes for wine – although i don’t really know that much about wine other than the types that are out there, my palette is not quite distinct for this genre. no problem for me, as beer is my passion. since i do like different wine styles however, and my palette is not too picky, i prefer to go with the cheap wines. oh yeah, find me the best bottle under $6 and now we’re talking. You can find a handful of Australian wines in the supermarket, typically reasonably priced. Add Mattie’s Perch to the list of ‘must try’ next time you are in the mood for a wine, but don’t feel that the extra money for a higher priced wine will validate a decision. Mattie’s Perch Chardonnay does the trick and is the best wine deal my girlfriend and i have come across to date.
My only issue with wines sometime is a lingering finish, that seems to morph after a taste that continues to draw itself out. in otherwords, a bad aftertaste is pretty much my only complaint with wines, which is my main qualification when determining whether i venture back to that cheap bottle again. to me, that incomplete taste is a lack of fine detail. granted, if you buy wines that have cool labels and are as cheap as possible then you may not get the best wine on the market, but you still can get a great bottle for the price. Mattie’s perch is a cheap wine, but is not cheap on flavor and character. There is a crisp flavor to it, slightly complex, and a rather smooth aftertaste. Many great wines taste great through out the sip to swallow, but if the aftertaste lingers too long and adapts during the process i will not venture back to that wine. Mattie’s Perch is not as tightly wound as more expensive wines on the market as far as the flavor goes, but the aftertaste mellows out, and delivers a very enjoyable finish from start to finish.
the first time we ever tried it was immediately following a $30 bottle we knocked out at the local wine bar – we were somewhat disappointed with the bottle, so on our way home we opted to buy one of the cheapest bottles possible. low and behold, the BP gas station on the corner delivered us a nice array of 7 wine bottles to choose from, with Mattie’s Perch having an animal on the logo (yes, i’m like an infant when picking wine, i’m easily distracted with animals and fun colors).
The wine was great, and when you combine the $4.99 price tag at the time, in comparison to the less than desirable $30 bottle it made Mattie’s taste like liquid gold with cherries on top. Next time you are at your local grocery store pondering a wine, give the Koala of Mattie’s Perch a try, you’ll agree that it is a great discount wine.
