Boya Sauvignon Blanc 2016, Leyda Valley, Chile (£11.99/£9.99 if you buy 6 Majestic) Strikes an attractive balance between quite rich passionfruit and pineapple tropical character and tangier rhubarb and citrus freshness/greenness. One for lightly spiced Thai dishes. B+
San Antonio
Boya Pinot Noir 2015, Leyda, Chile (£11.99 Majestic) Why is so much Chilean Pinot Noir blighted by reduction? This seems to have reasonable if a touch jammy soft berry flavours, but that rubbery reduced character is front and centre, and is still the main event two days after opening. C- […]
Three Southern Hemisphere Pinot Noirs
Matetic Corralillo Gewurztraminer 2014, San Antonio, Chile (£12.95-£13.55 Armit Wines, Wine Direct) Classic lime/lemon jelly, rose water, lychee aromas, with crystallised orange and ginger notes making their presence felt. Powerful and punchy, but quite dry, so the spice comes more to the fore. Fascinating but not for everyone. S- Morrisons […]
Gewurztraminer from Chile and Alsace
Same grape, quite different wines Marchesi Di Gresy Langhe Sauvignon 2013, Piedmont, Italy (£16.95 WineTrust.co.uk) Good mix of richness and freshness, with ripe apples and gooseberry flavours set against sappy, herby citrus and stony notes. Very attractive style, but needs food – Dover sole? S- Longavi Sauvignon Blanc 2013, Leyda […]
Sauvignon Blanc from Piedmont, Italy and Leyda, Chile
Nearly but not quite there… Morrisons Leyda Sauvignon Blanc 2014, Chile (£6.99 Morrisons) This smells crisp and zingy, with grassy citrus and greengage flavours in abundance, but there’s also an edge of smoky green pepper and elderflower that suggests some of the grapes were picked early to maintain acidity. OK, but […]
Morrisons Leyda Sauvignon Blanc 2014, Chile
Well done to Chilean winery Cono Sur for being the sole wine sponsor of the Tour de France (click HERE for details). But even weller done (?) to chief winemaker Adolfo Hurtado and his team for making what could be South America’s best Pinot & Cabernet… Cono Sur Ocio Pinot […]