Our wine flight for the day:
Abanico Renaixença Brut Cava NV
Bodegas Abanico, Catalunya, Spain
Brown Brothers Victoria Orange Muscat & Flora 2012
Brown Brothers, Victoria, Australia
Main Varietal: Orange Muscat, Flora
Ratings: 4.0 stars; 91pts
Complex notes of preserved lemon and apricot with a side of litchi. Delightful at this price point.
Bodegas Abanico, Catalunya, Spain
Main Varietal: Macabeo, Perellada, Xarel.lo
Ratings: 3.0 stars; 87pts
Pleasant and fruity. Not unbalanced
Delheim Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc 2011
Ratings: 3.0 stars; 87pts
Delheim Cellar, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Main Varietal: Chenin Blanc
Ratings: 3.0 stars; 88pts
After a brief assault by excessive sulfites, a lovely bouquet of tropical fruit, much like a can of mixed fruit. Good length
Hill & Dale Chardonnay 2012
Hill And Dale, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Main Varietal: Chardonnay
Ratings: 3.0 stars; 87pts
Simple, round quaffer
Main Varietal: Chenin Blanc
Ratings: 3.0 stars; 88pts
After a brief assault by excessive sulfites, a lovely bouquet of tropical fruit, much like a can of mixed fruit. Good length
Hill & Dale Chardonnay 2012
Hill And Dale, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Main Varietal: Chardonnay
Ratings: 3.0 stars; 87pts
Simple, round quaffer
MontGras Reserva Sauvignon Blanc 2011
Central Valley, Chile
Main varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Ratings: 3.5 stars; 90pts
Central Valley, Chile
Main varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Ratings: 3.5 stars; 90pts
Capsicum and grass notes. Some sweetish floral notes and complexity. Mid-weighted and well-balanced. Not aggressive on the palate and quite pleasurable.
Fesles Rosé d'Anjou 2011
Château de Fesles, Saumur, France
Main Varietal: Grolleau, Gamay
Ratings: 3.5 stars; 89pts
Strawberry jam and grape juice on the nose lead nicely into a almost sweet palate that finishes nicely dry.
Carmen Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Good balance for a Chilean cab. 5 years and good maturity. Simple yes attractive.
Delheim Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2011
Delheim Cellar, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Main Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Ruby Cabernet, Cabernet Franc
Ratings: 4.0 stars; 90pts
Moderately dense yet balanced. Mint cassis and leather. Some sulphur notes.
Bernadotte Haut-Médoc Grand Vin 2002
Château Bernadotte, Bordeaux, France
Main Varietal: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot
Ratings: 3.5 stars; 90pts
11 year old magnum offering an alluring and mature expression of uncomplicated bordeaux at it best (in my humble opinion).
Château de Fesles, Saumur, France
Main Varietal: Grolleau, Gamay
Ratings: 3.5 stars; 89pts
Santa Rita 120 Resava Especial Colleccion Independencia 2011
Santa Rita,Valle Del Maipo, Chile
Main Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Carmen, Valle De Colchagua, Chile
Main Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Ratings: 3.5 stars; 90pts
Ratings: 3.5 stars; 90pts
Delheim Cellar, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Main Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Ruby Cabernet, Cabernet Franc
Ratings: 4.0 stars; 90pts
Moderately dense yet balanced. Mint cassis and leather. Some sulphur notes.
Château Bernadotte, Bordeaux, France
Main Varietal: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot
Ratings: 3.5 stars; 90pts
11 year old magnum offering an alluring and mature expression of uncomplicated bordeaux at it best (in my humble opinion).
Brown Brothers Victoria Orange Muscat & Flora 2012
Brown Brothers, Victoria, Australia
Main Varietal: Orange Muscat, Flora
Ratings: 4.0 stars; 91pts
Complex notes of preserved lemon and apricot with a side of litchi. Delightful at this price point.
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