The Burgundies I can afford to buy have an amazing common feature: despite climate change and hot vintages, they still weigh in at a mere 12,5-13,5% ABV. That’s the perfect alcohol content for most wines yet it’s anything but common in other regions these days. And it’s part of the appeal here.
Real purity here. It was aged in barrels but that does not show – I like it a lot.
Hunter Valley semillon is a unique white wine style (although Australian riesling is similarly built one could argue) and while not widely available in Europe, it’s really worth seeking out. Start with this one from Tyrrell’s – it’s one of my favourite whites consumed in the last few months. Continue reading
Is it low intervention kind of funk or just the regular brett thing of this producer? Not a bad wine at all, although I prefer cleaner styles of Loire Valley cabernet franc and there are plenty of good examples out there including Couly-Dutheil and Bertrand & Vincent Marchesseau, just to name a few…
A classic that I always wanted to try. Regular Soave can be quite dull, but this is anything but dull. I liked it a lot! Continue reading
