Mollydooker Wines Arrive in Nashville - Introduced by Co-Owner Sparky Marquis

Sparky Marquis, who together with wife Sarah are introducing Mollydooker wines, escorted their first vintage into the Nashville market this past week. Mollydooker means "left-handed", which is how Sparky invites a handshake. Included in the 4-item line is the first 2006 wine spotted in Nashville, a white wine, a Verdelho called "The Violinist".  Reds are the main focus however, with a 2005 Shiraz called "The Boxer", a 2005 Cabernet called "The Maitre' D", and a 2005 Shiraz-Cab-Merlot blend called "Two Left Feet".  The clever labels, which play on the awkwardness of being left-handed, and which contain multiple levels of 1930's-rooted visual interest, are the idea of left-handed Sarah Marquis.

My first impression was strongly positive for all these wines. Look for full reviews and label shots of these wines, upcoming on Winewaves.

A rapid sellout of their first vintage is likely given that The Wine Advocate (Robert Parker) blessed the lineup with all 92+ ratings, the prices are affordable ($15 white, $20 reds), and the first year's release is only 30,000 cases.

Pictured left to right, above: Jeff Warzynski, Wine Manager, Frugal MacDoogal Wine Warehouse in Nashville; Sparky Marquis, co-Owner and Winemaker at Mollydooker.  Jeff is holding a bottle of "The Boxer" Shiraz, as Sparky holds a bottle of "The Violinist" Verdelho.

Winewaves recently reviewed the Marquis' previously released Marquis-Philips Shiraz 2004.  The Marquis-Philips label was the joint project of California importer Dan Philips and Sparky and Sarah Philips.  Philips now owns the Marquis-Philips label, while the Marquis' Grapes International imports Mollydooker to the USA.

Comments

[Ralph Riccardi]

We just did an interview segment with Sparky and Sarah of Mollydooker at a tasting in Red Bank, NJ in July.
If anyone is interested, take a look. It is streaming at: http://www.culinaryclips.tv
This is not a commercial site.

[Gary Shuck]

Thick and chewy with wonderful soft tannins on the palate. I used to sell wine in the Rocky Mountains and if I had had this product I would have been in great demand. I already was but it would have been greater demand.

GCS
P.S. who is the puget sound distributor?