Cantine D'Alessandro Regio

Cantine D'Alessandro Regio

  22:21    Stu.

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Frizzante white from Puglia (IGT: Indicazione Geografica Tipica) made from a variety - new to me - called Verdeca. Retained with a minor amount of sugar (5%) adding body, not so much sweetness. Quite light aromatically, suggestions of citrus and stonefruit. The...

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Ballycroft Small Berry French Oak Shiraz 2018

Ballycroft Small Berry French Oak Shiraz 2018

  21:55    Stu.

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Dare I say, but perhaps the least obvious rendition of the French small berry Shiraz I've had the pleasure of sampling, certainly compared to the overt and brazen American counterpart. Conveys a blueberry compote over chocolate aspect, and for all its depth there's a freshness and youthful presentation to it. As the vines with age impart their own mark on the wines of increasingly assured...

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