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I’m not really sure I like the branding of Brent Marris’ Marisco Vineyards, but I do like the wines. This is a remarkable botrytised Sauvignon Blanc with real personality. Marisco Vineyards A Sticky End Noble Sauvignon Blanc 2010 Marlborough, New Zealand
Not much chat, just a quick note on an utterly brilliant sweet wine. Sold in a handy 25 cl bottle which makes this world class wine relatively affordable at around £11. Royal Tokaji 5 Puttonyos 2005 Hungary Bentomiz is a new venture in Spain’s Malaga region, started by a Dutch couple Andre Both and Clara Verheij in 2003 (their website is here). This is a region that is undergoing something of a revival – another notable new Malaga is the one made by Jorge Ordonez (which I have blogged on here). I [...] This is a crazy, crazy wine, but it really works. It’s a sparkling ice wine. Inniskillin Vidal Sparkling Ice Wine 2006 Niagara Peninsula, Canada The sweet wine season is not yet over, even though the Alsace one has begun. It’s not been long that we’ve had New Zealand’s generally excellent sweet wines available in the UK. For a good while they were kept out by some EU legislation. Here’s a brilliant one. Trinity Hill Noble Viognier 2008 Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay, [...] There are two major styles of Port. The first is Ruby (a category including Vintage, Single Quinta, LBV, Crusted, Vintage Character and Ruby) – wines aged for a relatively short time in larger wood, and then bottled with lots of fruit. The second is Tawny, wines aged for much longer in wood (usually in 600 [...] A mythical wine. So sweet it could hardly ferment at all, made from the free run juice from selected botrytized aszu berries. Drunk from a spoon, too. The Royal Tokaji Company Essencia 2000 Tokaji, Hungary This is amazing stuff. Totally mind-blowing. Very, very sweet and concentrated, but really complex, too. Hidalgo Pedro Ximenez Triana VORS 30 Years Old Sherry Having a lot of fun with sweet wines, still. Here’s another cracker from Tasmania. So pure. Tamar Ridge Kayena Vineyard Botrytis Riesling 2007 Tasmania |
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