2002 Lindemans Merlot - Bin 40

Ultimate faux pas: red wine with seafood. Why oh why couldn't I have stopped for a Sancere, but no, mais qui. It had to be an Australian (earthy) red. Which whilst it did not invade the taste buds it did avert? some of the fire? . . .but I digress. Notwithstanding all of the above. This un"appropro" slight precocious garners a 6+.