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At each of the dinners at the Southern Pinot workshop in Hanmer, participants are encouraged to bring wines to dinner. This is a fun exercise, because there is no coordination, and winemakers tend to be curious, generous folk who accumulate interesting bottles and then enjoy drinking them with other winemakers. I didn’t take any notes, but here are some of my favourites from the three evenings.<\/p>\n
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Riesling is always popular. Normal people hate it but winemakers love it! This 2004 Urz Wurz from Ernie Loosen was singing.<\/p>\n
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You may have heard of Kusuda, Martinborough start. The Pinot and Syrah have stellar reputations. This Riesling is up there with them: so delicate and pure.<\/p>\n
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Helmut Donnhoff is just so consistent, and this Trocken was lovely.<\/p>\n
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I’ve come across the wines of AJ Adam at the Sampler in London, and they are fab. This was really good.<\/p>\n
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Nice to see Alsace getting a run out. Albert Mann is one of the best producers in the region and this Pinot Gris was young but lovely.<\/p>\n
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Boxler is one of my faves. This 2006 Pinot Blanc was one of the bottles I brought. I’m pretty sure it’s from Grand Cru Brand, but it’s not allowed to say, being Pinot Gris. It was singing.<\/p>\n
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Burgundy of both kinds gets a look in. The white star was this Corton-Charlemagne, which was full of mineral and reductive tension and has massive potential, even though it was delicious young. The Fourrier below, from 2011, was lovely and already hitting its stride.<\/p>\n
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Other Pinots? The Furst Spatbrugunder was simple and juicy and quite delicious, but I was expecting a bit more from Franconia’s Pinot star. It was still a good drink though.<\/p>\n
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I’ve already blogged on this gorgeous Ata Rangi:<\/p>\n
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Don’t forget about Austria! These two were stunning.<\/p>\n
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Eben is my hero. One of my heroes at least. His Skerpioen, a blend of Palomino and Chenin from old vines, was lovely. I brought this along, as you might have guessed.<\/p>\n
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And finally, I really likes this Cote Rotie from Gerin. A modern classic.<\/p>\n
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