{"id":17323,"date":"2017-03-18T11:27:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T11:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=17323"},"modified":"2017-03-18T11:27:54","modified_gmt":"2017-03-18T11:27:54","slug":"blind-spot-mac-forbes-makes-great-value-aussie-wines-for-the-wine-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/australia\/blind-spot-mac-forbes-makes-great-value-aussie-wines-for-the-wine-society","title":{"rendered":"Blind Spot: Mac Forbes makes great value Aussie wines for The Wine Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17324\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/P3170779-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"blind spot\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/P3170779-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/P3170779-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/P3170779-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/P3170779.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Blind Spot is a range of own-label wines made for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewinesociety.com\" target=\"_blank\">The Wine Society<\/a> by Mac Forbes. They&#8217;re great value, and made in quite an elegant style. I like them a lot, although the Pinot Noir will be too volatile for some. The Garganega, especially, is really beautiful for the price.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blind Spot Garganega 2016 King Valley, Australia<\/strong><br \/>\n\u00a38.95 The Wine Society<br \/>\n12.5% alcohol<br \/>\nThis is a really attractive fruity white with lemons and white peach, with nice texture and a delicate saline edge. This has a hint of green tea, too. Delicate and pure. Lovely. 91\/100<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blind Spot Clare Valley Riesling 2016 Australia<\/strong><br \/>\n\u00a38.95 The Wine Society<br \/>\n11.5% alcohol<br \/>\nThis has a lovely fine citrussy core. It&#8217;s fresh and direct with a spicy edge to the lime and grapefruit, but it&#8217;s really nicely balanced and pure. Really appealing. 90\/100<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blind Spot Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2016 Australia<\/strong><br \/>\n\u00a39.50 The Wine Society<br \/>\n13% alcohol<br \/>\nDistinctive apple and pear fruit here with a hint of liquorice and some subtle toast. Fresh and quite mineral, this is a distinctive, slightly savoury interpretation of Aussie Chardonnay. 88\/100<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blind Spot Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2016<\/strong><br \/>\n12.5% alcohol<br \/>\n\u00a310.95 The Wine Society<br \/>\nJuicy and bright with a really natural personality to it. Has sweet cherries and plums with some warm spiciness and a bit of lift to the aromas. The noticeable volatility adds some sweetness to the palate, and there are hints of ginger and white pepper. Distinctive. 89\/100<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blind Spot Grenache Syrah Mourvedre 2015 McLaren Vale, Australia<\/strong><br \/>\n14.5% alcohol<br \/>\n\u00a37.95 The Wine Society<br \/>\nThis combines freshness and ripeness with sweet red cherries and raspberries, as well as some blackberry richness. It&#8217;s smooth and textural with a slightly saline edge. Delicious for the price. 89\/100<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blind Spot King Valley Barbera 2015 Australia<\/strong><br \/>\n13.5% alcohol<br \/>\n\u00a39.50 The Wine Society<br \/>\nSleek black cherry fruit here with a lovely open personality. This has a smooth quality to the fruit with cherries, tar and herbs. Warm and autumnal with lovely fruitiness. Dark and satisfying. 90\/100<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blind Spot is a range of own-label wines made for The Wine Society by Mac Forbes. They&#8217;re great value, and made in quite an elegant style. I like them a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[366],"class_list":["post-17323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australia","tag-australia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17323"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17325,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17323\/revisions\/17325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}