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A spectacular vintage with layer upon layer of powerful lime juice aromatics against a backdrop of enticing florals. The palate is intense with lime pith flavours, weight, power and a crisp, ultra-dry finish that lingers. It has the structure and intensity of flavour to become one of the great vintages. The added ability to drink…
Refreshing Riesling from a quality producer in Germany. The Pfalz region is a touch warmer than the Mosel or Rheingau, and this represents a richer style of dry Riesling, chock-full of stone fruit and mango flavours backed up by the ever-present crunchy spine we find in the variety’s spiritual home.
The Heymann-Lörwenstein Riesling bottling comes from grapes from the family’s Schieferterrassen vineyards – essentially the premier-cru sites of Hamm and Brückstück. These are very steep slate sites that are organically farmed. The grapes are very gently pressed as whole bunches before indigenous-yeast fermentation (around 30% in old casks, 70% stainless steel) before a long period…
Riesling vines grow on the terraced slopes northwest of Langenlois, an area completely formed of metamorphic and crystalline rock soils. This elegant Riesling, bottled after over 6 months on the lees, is characterized by a fine stonefruit aromatic and salty minerality, which unmistakably reflect its origin. ”A composed and steely riesling with bright chamomile, honeysuckle,…
The Mader domaine is a very small quantity, high quality wine producer based in the picture postcard village of Hunawihr in the middle of vineyards on the Route des Vins. The family own 9 hectares of vineyards, including prized holdings of vines in the famous ‘Rosacker’ Grand Cru vineyard and also now in the Grand…
Various hillsides around the little village of Bergheim with a predominance of heavy soils compound by clay and limestone. Pale yellow color. Expressive, refined, with citrus and white flower aromas. Lively attack, refreshing acidity, lime, granny smith apple with a great structure, fruity with a clean and dry finish. A classy dry and gastronomic Riesling
Mount Horrocks Wines restricts production to approximately 3,500 cases per annum to achieve the highest quality single vineyard wines. All three estate-owned Clare Valley vineyards, totalling ten hectares, are ‘A certified’ by Australian Certified Organic (ACO). Stephanie carefully crafts “essentially hand-made food wines with emphasis on structure as well as generous fruit flavours”. Only estate…
Isolation Ridge Vineyard Syrah 2020 – Small crop and small production, so this has to be on your shopping list. It is quite different from the syrah styles made ten years ago and reflects the heightened attention to improve the vineyard while exploring new clones. This one is largely the Houghton clone but there is also…
2020 Emmerich Knoll Grüner Veltliner Loibner Federspiel is classified as Ortswein (village wine) and comes from various sites around the family home.The vines are generally planted on flat land with an elevation of about 200m. The soils include the floodplain, with sand on Danube gravel. Vines are 25 years old on average (ranging from 5…
Rudi Pichler certainly counts among the most successful vintners of Wachau. His vineyards are distributed between Joching, Wösendorf, Weissenkirchen, and Mautern.White wines of character in astounding diversity for such a small winery are produced. Medium green-yellow with silver highlights. Yellow apple, nuances of mango and papaya, blossom honey, subtle orange zest and mineral spice. Full-bodied…
High-quality wine doesn’t come on its own. It starts in our vineyards with yield reduction, hand selection of the fruit and a variety of other biodynamic-friendly measures throughout the year. Notes of peach, citrus, mint and dried flowers. It’s juicy but also firm and chalky, grilled lime and green apple crunch, fetching mouth-perfume, and an…
