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Tenuta Montemagno Ruché Di Castagnole Monferrato 2017, Docg

Massolino Barbera D'alba 2019

A nuanced and complex wine. Notes of plum, black cherry, sour cherry, blackberry, violet, forest floor, vanilla, black pepper, menthol, dried sage, and an umami character of cured meat. The wine is dry. Medium bodied, with soft tannins and medium plus to high acidity.

Eleivera Branco Duoro Dos Lusiadas 2018, Duoro

Szászi Birtok Badacsonyi Rózakö 2018, Badasconyi

Similar to the 2017 vintage, but with some nuanced differences. Notes of honey, wet slate, apricot, pear, lemon, almond, passion fruit, and a floral note that is hard to place, but in a different spectrum than the white flowers of 2017. There is also a cheese rind quality that carries forward onto the palate. Medium bodied with high acidity. Excellent length.

Cormons Sauvignon 2019, Collio

This Sauvignon Blanc is a nice variation of the varietal. Pale straw coloured in the glass with a touch of bubbles that seem to dissipate as the wine rests. Notes of lemon, lime, grass, under ripe peach, crab apple, wet stone, and hints of floral, herbal, and tropical fruit elements which I can’t quite place. Medium minus body with medium acidity. There is also a pleasant touch of effervescence on the palate. Length is good.

Plantagenet York Chardonnay 2018, Mount Barker

A well made Chardonnay. Notes from all corners of the spectrum including vanilla, butter, honey, lemon, lime, white peach, melon, with a subtle popcorn like flavour and a minerality that permeates the wine. Palate is medium plus bodied with matching acidity. Excellent length.

Domaine D'argenson Cuvée Première 2017, A.C. Côte De Brouilly

Altos De Torona Rosal 2019, D.O. Rias Baixas

Silvio Carta Serenata Cannonau Di Sardegna Doc 2019, Sardinia

An interesting wine. Dominated by red fruit with some nice supporting character. Notes of jammy strawberry, red currant, cherry, tobacco, leather, ash, earth, and black pepper. Medium bodied with medium plus tannins. Although initially fruit forward, the earthy element dominates the finish. Very good length.

Domaine Chavy Chouet La Taupe Bourgogne Rouge 2018