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More of our fantastic wines reviewed in the Press
In the national papers, Matthew Jukes (The Daily Mail) chose Tinpot Hut Sauvignon Blanc as one of his wines of the week while Olly Smith (The Mail on Sunday) enthused about the quality of Australian wine including Innocent Bystander’s Moscato. Radio Times magazine also featured his highlights from the west coast of America which included Ted Lemon’s Littorai Pinot Noirs (he has a new television programme starting on the subject this week).
In the Irish Examiner Leslie Williams chose the Vignerons de Valençay Sauvignon and Il Passo Nerello Mascalese Nero D’Avola as two of his best value wines last week.
Jamie Goode featured Austrian wines in The Sunday Express this weekend with Loimer Grüner Veltliner and Heinrich Red being named as top selections. On his own website (www.wineanorak.com) he published tasting notes on the Bachelder wines from Oregon and Niagara.
2013 Tinpot Hut, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand
Matthew Jukes, The Daily Mail Weekend Magazine, 1 Mar 2014
http://www.matthewjukes.com/2014/03/six-new-incredible-new-zealand-wines/
Littorai Hirsch Vineyard Pinot Noir 2011
(current vintage 2010)
Olly Smith, Radio Times, 28 Feb 2014
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-02-28/olly-smiths-guide-to-californian-wine-and-travel
Innocent Bystander Moscato 2013, Victoria, Australia
Olly Smith, Mail on Sunday Event Magazine, 23 Feb 2014
Vignerons de Valençay Sauvignon Blanc IGP 2012, Loire, France
Il Passo Nerello Mascalese-Nero-d’Avola 2012, Sicily
Leslie Williams, Irish Examiner, 23 Feb 2014
Loimer Grüner Veltliner 2012, Kamptal, Austria
Heinrich Red 2011, Burgenland, Austria
Jamie Goode, The Sunday Express, 2 Mar 2014
http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/food/462342/Best-Austrian-wines-by-Jamie-Goode
The wines of Bachelder
Jamie Goode, wineanorak.com, 21 Feb 2014
http://wineanorak.com/canada/canada_10_bachelder.htm
Bachelder Chardonnay 2011 Niagara, Canada
Well defined and fresh with some nuts and spices, allied with lemony freshness. There’s richness here, but it is reined in. Lovely precision and focus.
93/100
Bachelder Chardonnay Wismer Vineyard 2010 Niagara, Canada
Distinctive and quite broad with a smooth, mineral character to the palate, which is textured and has a lovely mouthfeel. Notes of nuts, pear and even nectarine, but despite the richness there is restraint here. Really fine and focused.
94/100
Bachelder Chardonnay Wismer Vineyard 2011 Niagara, Canada
Lovely texture here: fresh but rich with pear, peach and some mineral notes. Nice weight and purity.
93/100
(current vintage 2010 above)
Bachelder Chardonnay 2011 Oregon, USA
Fine lemon, pear and nut nose with some fresh mineral notes. The palate is fresh with generous pear and peach fruit, as well as a hint of quince. Very expressive, a lovely wine.
94/100
Bachelder Pinot Noir 2011 Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Fresh, elegant and supple with some warm sweet cherry fruit notes but also a hint of sappiness. Real elegance and precision here, but also a really attractive Oregon sweetness.
94/100
The Wine Gang, March Report
Ata Rangi Craighall Chardonnay 2011, Martinborough, New Zealand
Yes, Ata Rangi is best known for its Pinot Noir, but Clive Paton and his wife Phyll make a mean Chardonnay too, a barrel-fermented dry white with seductive appley fruit that's opulent in Meursault-like mould showing lots of peaches and cream fruit and fine integrated oak, bisected by a trenchant blade of fresh acidity.
92/100
Vie di Romans Flors di Uis 2011, Isonzo (Friuli), Italy
An intriguing and delicious blend of Malvasia Istriana, Friulano and Riesling, this is instantly fresh and seductive in its floral aromas with an expressive concentration of exotic peachy ripe fruit intensity, the wine's fullness of body and flavour beautifully focused by a zesty streak of limey acidity that brings a natural exuberance and balance to the blend.
92/100
Jeffrey Grosset Springvale Riesling 2013, Clare Valley (South Australia), Australia
A brilliant Riesling from Jeffrey Grosset, the Springvale displays a spiced apple and floral fragrance behind which the refreshingly youthful spritz leads into a dry aromatic white of considerable palate weight and volume of lime zesty-rich fruit supported by an underlying savoury-fresh mineral quality that ensures a long life ahead of it.
92/100
Greywacke Chardonnay 2011, Marlborough, New Zealand
Chardonnay can get a little overlooked in the ocean of New Zealand Sauvignon which is a shame when it comes up with great examples like this super-complex, rich and toasty dry white from Kevin Judd, which shows opulent peach and butterscotch notes with underlying, barrel-fermented struck match characters in a New Zealand-meets-Puligny Montrachet style.
92/100
Isole e Olena Chardonnay 2012, Tuscany, Italy
Do we need Chardonnay from Tuscany? Why not when it's as good as this small production line from Paolo De Marchi. Increasingly convincing perhaps due to vine age, this is gently aromatic in light toasty vein and rich in flavour and texture with complex undercurrent of wholemeal and lees-derived nuttiness balanced by a lively freshness on the finish.
91/100
Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc 2013, Marlborough, New Zealand
Created by ex-Cloudy Bay winemaker and photographer extraordinaire Kevin Judd, the Greywacke wines show the intensity of early-days Cloudy Bay, in this instance an accomplished, food-friendly Sauvignon Blanc whose subtle herbal / blackcurrant leaf scents are underscored by ripe melon and an opulent tropical fruity, zesty freshness.
91/100
Cesconi Olivar 2011, Friuli, Italy
An elegantly crafted, mouthwatering barrel-fermented blend of Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay from the Cesconi brothers in Italy's North-East, this shows a delicate smoky touch of oak which, together with the floral, ripe peachy fruit concentration, makes for a finely balanced dry white with lively freshness on the finish.
90/100
Grosset Alea Riesling 2013, Clare Valley (South Australia), Australia
With its sweet pea floral spicy fragrance, this just-off-dry Riesling from Jeffrey Grosset shows a deliciously pure, seamless quality of lime-like fruitiness that can compete with the best of Mosel Kabinett for delicacy of flavour, freshness, balance and a moreish irresistibility.
90/100
Dandelion Vineyards Wonderland of the Eden Valley Riesling 2013, Eden Valley (South Australia), Australia
Fresh and expressively floral in its aroma, this is a classic dry Eden Valley Riesling from Zar Brooks and his winemaker wife Elena, with plenty of mouthwateringly zesty citrus and stonefruit freshness and even a touch of spice adding complexity to its delightfully refreshing, bone dry aftertaste.
90/100
(current vintage 2012)
Trinity Hill Viognier 2011, Gimblett Gravels (Hawkes Bay), New Zealand
If the Gimblett Gravels are good for Syrah, then why not Viognier? The logic is proven correct by this richly concentrated dry white blend that includes a touch of Marsanne; it shows the typical floral notes of Viognier supported by a lively quality of peach and pear fruitiness with a moreish gossamer texture that helps it slip down all too easily.
Mount Horrocks Watervale Riesling 2013, Clare Valley (South Australia), Australia
Fresh and green appley on the nose with floral hints, this is a ripe, yet dry Clare Valley Riesling from Stephanie Toole showing juicy apple and pear fruit and finishing with a youthfully lively appley bite.
Specogna Friulano 2012, Colli Orientali (Friuli), Italy
The Colli Orientali always sound excitingly exotic and while Orientali simply means Eastern, there is something exotically spicy, fresh and perfumed about this dry Friuli white made from pure Friulano, a whisper of oak highlighting the angelica spice and yellow stonefruit flavours without any loss of freshness.
Shaw and Smith Sauvignon Blanc 2013, Adelaide Hills (South Australia), Australia
The cool climate of the Adelaide Hills ensures a natural freshness for wines like this zesty and aromatic dry white whose zingy pink grapefruity character is relatively restrained, making, literally, a refreshing change from the more assertive Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc style.
Pieropan Soave Classico 2012, Soave Classico (Veneto), Italy
This elegant Soave from the Pieropan family shows a delightfully refreshing spritz on the tongue with clean, juicy fresh stonefruit flavours and a nutty dry finish.
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