Ataraxia Sauvignon
Blanc 2013
There’s been some fuss over South African Sauvignon Blanc in
recent months, and this one is testament to why. Getting the most from your
dirt as winemaker Kevin Grant says, is imperative to his style. This offers
crisp, fresh fruit and a body that has texture but isn’t overly aromatic (as can
be the Sauvignon Blanc way). Hot off the bottling line, we've got the 2014 in stock - as discerning as they come.
Matosevic Alba Malvasia Istriana 2013
Get off the beaten track with this wine, coming from our premier Croatian producer Ivica
Matosevic, this is a wine that glows gold
in your glass and has the body and texture to match. Malvasia is Istria’s
show-off grape – also often producing interesting sparklings. This still wine is fermented
in stainless steel vats and aged on fine lees until the January following harvest.
It is a fresh and elegant wine with huge finesse, great minerality and fruit,
with a savoury herbal finish and a touch of bitter almond.
Domaine Cady
Cheninsolite 2012
This light gold coloured wine comes from the region of Anjou
in the Loire where independent vignerons like Domaine Cady practice minimal
intervention winemaking (less chemicals, more pure fruit). This bottle of
goodness is made from 100% Chenin grapes and offers a honeyed, nicely zippy,
stone-fruit filled white wine that works with food as much as on its own. It was reviewed by The Wine Gang earlier this year who awarded it a happy 89 points.
Bergerie de l’Hortus
Pic Saint Loup 2012
As the nights grow slowly shorter, plump for a bottle of
Bergerie de l’Hortus Pic Saint Loup 2012 from Domaine de L’Hortus in the
Languedoc. This offers old-world soil and heritage, combined with modern day
wine making by famille ‘Orliac’ who first rented vines here in 1978 before building their 55hectare ‘vinous empire’.
Vibrant, pure and concentrated this is a juicy wine, great over dinner and fantastic value for money.
Le Marne Monferrato
Rosso 2011
Hailing from Piedmont in Italy but perhaps not quite as you
know it, this mid-weight red wine from Isolabella della Croce is a blend of
Nebbiolo (the most noble of Italian grapes, named after ‘la nebbia’ – the fog
that hangs low in the Langhe hills - an annual fixture here come Autumn) and Barbera (the ultimate pizza/tomato sauce match).
Combined together what results is a classy drop of smooth red Italian wine that
is every bit as satisfying as it claims to be.
Schild Estate GMS 2011
Schild Estate is a family run
winery located in the heart of Australia’s Barossa Valley. Set slightly at
altitude the vines here are in a cooler climate and produce a lower yield than
others – giving bigger concentration of flavour in the end result. This wine sees
no oak, is fruity, well-made and has a delicious touch of white pepper and savoury
spice. The hands on the new labels show each of the three generations that make
up the winery's greater personality today.
Luigi Bosca De Sangre
2012
The De
Sangre is a wine made from selected grapes from Bodegas Luigi Bosca (Mendoza’s
oldest family run winery started in 1901) best lots: “Los Nobles”, “Las
Compuertas” and “El Paraíso” vineyards in Maipú, Mendoza. This is a serious
wine, a heady blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (85%), Syrah (8%) and Merlot (7%) and
one that is capable of ageing for up to fifteen years. Match it with a slab of cheese
or a hunk of juicy steak
Ten Minutes by
Tractor 2011
This wine comes from the Mornington Peninsula – an area just
south of Melbourne in Australia and perhaps akin to the UK’s Cornwall,
surrounded by ocean and will pretty undulating hills. 2011 was a wetter year in
Australia meaning the wines are generally much lighter. This Pinot Noir is
exactly that. Elegant flavours of forest floor fruits and earthiness abound
with a silky touch. Autumn at its best in a glass. Stunning.
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