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Dry white Bordeaux 2023: An undeniable success Average yield for whites in Pessac-Léognan: 50.3hl/ha Variance from 2022: +45% Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for the top dry white en primeur 2023 wines

Years ago when interviewing Ian Hongell, he dismissed generic stereotypes about South Australia’s Barossa Valley: ‘it’s not one flat paddock!’ Back then he worked for Peter Lehmann. Today Hongell is chief winemaker and general manager at Torbreck, a winery that shot to fame in the 1990s by cherry-picking the best of that ‘paddock’. Influential US critic Robert Parker gave rave …

Concentrated and dense, this red features cherry, raspberry, plum, floral, mineral and Mediterranean macchia aromas and flavors. A balanced version, with refined tannins and vibrant acidity lifting the long finish. Best from 2026 through 2042. 416 cases made, 210 cases imported. Source : 4157d47c84fb8f2fcc92b08348d9422f

Light, snappy tannins and orange peel acidity frame flavors of smoke, roasted plum, grilled herbs and warm spices in this easy-drinking, light- to medium-bodied red. Alfrocheiro Preto, Tinta Roriz and Touriga Nacional. Drink now. 208,000 cases made, 14,200 cases imported. Source : 28756b2fe528af2367f17567f6b75616

Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of Vinography Unboxed, where I highlight some of the better bottles that have crossed my doorstep recently. This week included a couple releases from one of my favorite Napa producers, Spottswoode Winery. …

Lamoreaux Landing’s vineyards in Finger Lakes. Too often, Riesling gets a bad rap. Through much of the 20th century, American bottlings were often confusing. There was little consistency in labelling and wines made using unrelated varieties or distant relatives often adopted the name, such as ‘Grey Riesling’ or ‘Missouri Riesling’. A 1996 ruling by the TTB (US Treasury department’s Alcohol …

Vineyards in Brda, Slovenia Wines from the heart of Europe and onwards towards its eastern edge are barely known in the UK but there’s so much to discover for the adventurous wine drinker. Wine here is built on a on deep authentic roots, certainly going back to Thracian, Illyrian and Celtic tribes nearly 3,000 years ago and possibly much longer, …

Sauternes & Barsac: Sheer excellence Average yield: 12.2hl/ha Variance from 2022: -14% Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for the top Sauternes & Barsac en primeur 2023 wines {“content”:”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”} See the top-scoring Sauternes & Barsac 2023 en primeur wines {} {“wineId”:”82602″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82604″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82603″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82614″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”83003″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82632″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} {“wineId”:”82619″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true} … Source : https://www.decanter.com/premium/best-sauternes-barsac-2023-wines-tasted-en-primeur-528839/

Deeply structured yet polished, with multilayered flavors of blueberry and huckleberry that take on garrigue, crushed stone and espresso accents as this builds toward medium-grained tannins. Drink now through 2032. 50 cases made. Source : 1b4b5e1a336b3d3e4361572b07e52611

This is my ode to one of my favorite wine events in the world (that happens to be underway at the moment): VieVinum. It’s the biannual wine trade fair for Austrian Wine, and it takes place in the beautiful city of Vienna, which is pretty unique in the world for having a large wine appellation completely contained within the city …

Tangy orange peel acidity enlivens the ripe green apple and persimmon fruit flavors in this creamy, light-bodied white, with a salted almond note, plus hints of chive blossoms and verbena. Drink now. 30,000 cases made, 15,000 cases imported. Source : bb98bda716dd80cf7e89e6e52e42eb15

California wine company O’Neill Vintners & Distillers is creating a new luxury division and starting it by purchasing a Sonoma winery. Shanken News Daily (SND) reports that the 1.8 million case company has purchased Ram’s Gate Winery in Sonoma for an undisclosed sum. Ram’s Gate is known for upscale Pinot Noir and Chardonnay retailing from $45 to $150 a bottle, …

An expert panel of 21 judges tasted 16 pairs of white and red wines, pitting Europe and the Rest of the World, in an homage to the 1976 Judgment of Paris tasting. It was a blind tasting where wine worlds blurred rather than collided; where ‘Old World’ and ‘New World’ felt obsolete against nuance, texture, elegance and balance. Following four …

Patz & Hall co-founder James Hall is still pinching himself: After selling the iconic California Chardonnay brand in 2016, Hall was able to buy it back earlier this year. He tells us how he did it, and then takes us all the way back to landing his first winery gig in Napa … by pretending he could speak Italian?! Straight …

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Freeman Winery’s winemaker Akiko Freeman Ken and Akiko Freeman are the husband and wife behind the family-owned estate on the dynamic West Sonoma Coast. As the winemaker, Akiko’s role is to translate the climatic extremes of their dynamic coastal terroir into nuance and subtlety in their Pinot Noir. Founded in 2001, Freeman’s winemaking has always aimed to produce elegant wines, …

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