#418 Halloween Wine Hell

Halloween - the day of nightmares and recently I've been trying some nightmarish wines.  Here are my top (or bottom) five hellish wines that I've tried recently.

2009 Arlewood Marsanne Roussanne
From Margaret River, this wine has a grassy, lemon aroma with hints of white pepper and some spirity element.  The palate is quite commercial, shows some grape characters with peachy and tropical fruit aromas.  The problem is the alcohol and acid that come through in abundance and bother you quite a bit.  The finish is pretty ropey, quite acidic and a bit boozy.  79pts

2009 Chilcas Single Vineyard Pinot Noir
Initially it had a bright cherry and raspberry aroma with a touch of poopy farmyard coming off.  It then fell apart on the palate, starting off savoury with some spice coming off, but then nothing but dirty, confected and acidic.  74pts

2010 SAAM Sauvignon Blanc
Lots of pepper and green grassy elements.  It starts of with light gooseberry, some pepper coming off and then you have a bundle of acid and green vegetal elements.  Horrible.  72pts

2010 SAAM Cabernet Sauvignon
Sweet, meaty aromas.  A veggie element comes off with some raspberry but then you get horrible weak, thin element.  It is pretty poor.  70pts

2010 Stellenrust Pinotage
Slurry and tastes of slurry.  This is a farmyard in a glass.  Really really terrible.  60pts (unless you are farmer and like slurry!)

Happy Halloween folks