Like us, you probably always figured the initials in Australia’s TLC vineyards stood for “total libational contentment,” on account of that feeling of complete happiness that tends to come over anybody who takes a sip of this Cabernet/Shiraz. (LEGAL NOTE: DESCRIPTION OF HAPPINESS AND CONTENTMENT FOLLOWING CONSUMPTION OF TLC CABERNET/SHIRAZ IS NOT INTENDED AS A MEDICAL CLAIM. TLC WINES ARE NOT APPROVED FOR THE TREATMENT OF MOOD DISORDERS.)
It’s an understandable mistake. After all, who wouldn’t feel better after a quaff of this liquid wonder from Down Under? (SEE PREVIOUS LEGAL NOTE.) It’s got a flavor that arrives at the front door of your palate like an old friend paying an unexpected visit, toting a fully packed overnight bag full of intense berry fruit, cloaked in a driving jacket of silky tannins, and holding a hostess gift of toasty oak that it picked up on the way to your house at Big Jerry’s House of Ungainly Metaphors.
Yeah, from your first tantalizing whiff to your last gargle-and-gulp, this is the good stuff. Which reminds us, we’ve been meaning to ask you why you always gargle your last swallow of wine. Is it a Southern thing, or what? Because it seems kind of uncouth. Anyway, it’s wines like these that made Australia’s rep, and you can instantly see why. Or taste why, anyway.
But no, we put a call in to someone we know who lives near South Australia’s Limestone Coast, whence this wine comes, and she said the “TLC” actually stands for “Teenda Lavan Cyeh,” whatever that means.
We replayed the voicemail message at least fifteen times, and we’re pretty sure that’s what she said. Dunno why we always thought they spoke English down there.
2007 TLC Cabernet/ Shiraz:
Owner: Dana Brown
Founded: 2000
Location: Paso Robles, CA
The vision of three motivated people helped make Calcareous Vineyard a reality. Lloyd Messer sold his wine and beer distributing business in Sioux City, Iowa, to search for the ideal growing region for his vineyard sites. He recognized Paso Robles, California, as an emerging premium wine producing area. Daughter Dana Brown sold her Iowa wine distributing business to partner with Lloyd and shape the dream with her passion and classic style.
We hope you will join us as we embark on an adventure into the wonderful world of wine. Calcareous Vineyard possesses all of the ingredients necessary to reach our goal of producing one of the highest quality wines in the state. We have the land, weather, sunshine, vines, and winemaker, creating the optimal conditions for the development of the best possible wines. Most importantly, it is our pleasure to offer you what the ancient Greeks called “the gift of the gods”.
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