Archive for March 2015

  Wimmer Zweigelt is produced by a family-owned winery. Their winemaking skill, the distinctive terroir of the region, the careful limiting the yields in their vineyards, and green harvesting all make for an exceptionally well-crafted wine. Exhibiting a dark ruby garnet color with a youthful purple rim, this wine has plenty of dark, ripe cherry…

Young winemakers Sylvia and Martin Hugl have produced a surprisingly intense and concentrated Gruner Veltliner, showing zesty citrus notes of grapefruit and gooseberry, with hints of lentil and white pepper—classic GV character. The palate offers exotic tropical fruit and a firm mineral backbone. The Hugls cultivate 50 acres of south-facing hillside vineyards in northeastern Austria;…

Château GRAND-PORTAIL – family estate for 6 generations is located in Escoussans within the Entredeux-Mers area but more precisely, in the heart of the small, distinctive and expressive Haut-Benauge appellation. In addition to the more famous whites this unique niche terroir produces rare to-find and remarkable red wines when the vines are planted on the…

100% Chardonnay, this exhibits a lovely toasty bouquet as well as pear, white peach and stone fruit elements on the nose. The suave, medium-bodied, ripe pear and apple fruit on the palate is delicious, exhibiting a nice purity of fruit as well as subtle buttery notes on the finish. This wine drinks well on its…