Cycle Buff Beauty is, beyond doubt, the kookiest wine we have ever sampled. Also, one of the better ones. It is delicious and big-tasting. Goes well with steak; ideally suited for brontosaurus.

Eighty-five percent Malbec and 15 percent Shiraz, it is almost as full-bodied and raucous as the bodacious babes on the label.

Yet another worthy import from South Australia, Cycle Buff Beauty has attitude, astonishing label art and a sit-up-in-your-chair alcohol content of 15 percent. We ran across it in northern Vermont. At $16, we thought, it had better be good. It was.

Bad it is also bad, as in “That dude is bad.” It is a product of the Misfits Wine Co., which appears to be determined to remind us that Australia was settled by the lawless.

The vintner’s statement on the back of the bottle eschews the conventional courtesies:

“Misfits is a part of a whole new wine-making culture ready to be discovered. Misfits Productions rejects convention, doing whatever it takes to make the best product possible.”

Hoo-kay.

And why is it called Cycle Buff Beauty? Let us return to the label:

“The Cycle Buff Beauty, a tale of escape. How two exquisite beauties escape the clutches of heathen hands that would have otherwise squeezed all life from their precious bodies. This Malbec Shiraz is a tribute to those who held onto their precious rose and escaped the clutches of those who don’t know.”

Aren’t you glad you asked?

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