Bit of an oddball this one, you think it’s going to be sweet but it isn’t… Pullus G Traminec 2009, Stajerska, Slovenia (£17.95 Winety) Big, oily style, smells like late-harvested grapes, with plump peach and lychee flesh pepped up with exotic rose petal and ginger, with some barley sugar thrown in […]
Gewurztraminer
Not every day you come across a blend of Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, Sauvignon Blanc, Orange Muscat, Viognier, Pinot Blanc, Semillon and Muscat Canelli… Murrieta’s Well ‘The Whip’ 2012, Livermore Valley, California (£21.99 Amps Fine Wines, Whalley Wine Shop, vintagemarque.com) Big, rounded, juicy style of wine, packed with peachy nut kernel and […]
Wine Tasting Video: Murrieta’s Well ‘The Whip’ 2012
Vidal White Series Pinot Gris 2012, East Coast, New Zealand (£10.25 Ann et Vin, Partridges, The Bottleneck, The Halifax Wine Co) Plenty of musky peachy and pear flavours with a touch of spice, maybe a little lacking in zip, but decent enough. B- Torres Viña Esmeralda 2012, Catalunya, Spain (£8.29 […]
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Fratelli Classic White 2011, Maharashtra, India (contact Hallgarten Druitt) Based on Chenin Blanc, and there is some of the pithy pear and apple flavour plus a touch of honey. Let down by a slightly burnt character and a so-so finish, but perfectly decent. C+ Fratelli Chenin Blanc 2011, Maharashtra, India […]
Wine Tasting Video: Assorted Whites from India, South Africa, Argentina, ...
Hannes Sabathi Scheurebe Klassik 2010, Südsteiermark, Austria (N/A in the UK) Flinty Sauvignon-like character, grapefruit and lemon coming through strongly, but there’s a real sense of the soil, lovely fresh, summer seafood wine, dry and bracing, light in alcohol but full in flavour. S- Neethlingshof Gewürztraminer 2011, Stellenbosch, South Africa […]
Wine Tasting Video: Scheurebe from Austria, Gewurztraminer from Chile & ...
Bishops Head Riesling 2008, Waipara, New Zealand (£11.33 Private Cellar) A good balance between sweet and sour, with tangy citrus and apple flavours and a touch of mineral set against a honeyed sweetness – add in the floral, petrolly notes and you have a rather tasty wine. B+ Cave […]