SHAW + SMITH - Sauvignon Blanc - 2022
- - 93 points-
James Halliday (Australian Wine Companion)
September 2022A cool, low-yielding and attenuated year, good for the sort of varieties that excel in these parts....
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A cool, low-yielding and attenuated year, good for the sort of varieties that excel in these parts....
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A solid example of Napa Valley Cab, Inglenook's 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon features notes of cherry,...
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Deep, bright colour; a wine of tremendous presence, the whole bunch component 15-20%, 15 days on...
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Its clarity matches its freshness; 10% whole bunches, 90% whole berry, 20 days in Italian-made...
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Hand-picked, half whole bunch-pressed to used French puncheons for fermentation, the balance...
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The 2020 Beso de Dante is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Malbec and 5% Cabernet Franc (from...
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The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Yountville Old Vine is flashier and more open on the nose than the 2018...
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A surprisingly floral expression of Cornas, with plentiful violets on the nose. Smooth, ripe, fresh...
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Fresh blueberry and blackberry, this has good volume in the mouth; the fruit is ripe, and the...
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A gorgeous nose, fresh, precise and surprisingly aromatic for a Cornas. The smoky oak and peppery...
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The 2021 Pinot Noir comes from unirrigated vines from La Vierge estate cropped at six tons/ha. It...
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The 2022 Sauvignon Blanc comes from 27 sites and sees 10% matured in 7th fill neutral oak barrels...
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Bright cherry and raspberry fruit is the signature of this tightly wound red. Mineral, tobacco and...
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The 2021 Malbec La Posta Paulucci from Ugarteche, Lujan de Cuyo was 50% aged in 15% new barrels....
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Wonderful, nutty nose with delicate toasty, pear and candied-citrus notes. Plenty of substance and...
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The 2020 Malbec Catena Zapata Nicasia Vineyard was fermented in barrels, 10% with stems and...
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The 2021 Malbec Catena is a blend of grapes from the Uco Valley and Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza and was...
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The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Catena contains 7% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot from the Uco...
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The 2021 Cabernet Franc Catena Appellation San Carlos spent eight months in a third new barrels....
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The 2020 Malbec Catena Alta is a combination of grapes from specific historic lots in Luján de...
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The 2020 Malbec Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard River was 50% fermented in whole bunches and spent...
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The 2021 Malbec Catena Appellation Lunlunta from Luján de Cuyo was aged for eight months in a...
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There's a touch of millefeuille pastry on the nose, a little vanilla. Medium- to full-bodied, not...
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On the front label of this 2019 Pure Eden Shiraz is the succession of owners of this Eden Valley...
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