Clear, pale garnet. Somewhat subdued nose of violets, raspberries, plums, green tomatoes and a touch of milk chocolate. Light and delicate on the palate with flavours of raspberry and pineapple. Drink now.
Foreign Affair dries 15% of the grapes and ages the wine for 18 months in French oak. It has a complex and floral nose of currants, cassis, raspberry bush and baking spices. It shows a voluptuous array of currants, cherry and cassis fruit on the palate with touches of liquorice and rich spice notes. A good beam of acidity carries this wine nicely through a long finish. Consider this for long-term cellaring, 5 to 10 years.
Lifted notes of green apple, pear and apple skin precede a generous palate of stone fruit, citrus and tangerine before a luscious, lingering, zesty finish.
Fullish, this Cab Franc is hugely floral with tobacco, cassis, raspberry, vanilla, earth, green herbs and cocoa. Fold in the tannins and 14.5% natural alcohol and there is enough structure to cellar over the next 5 years.
Dense and thick on the palate, with chewy, sun-baked, dried and ripe red and black fruits, leather on the supple palate. This is 90/10 Cannonau/Carignano from vineyards in Basso Sulcis (lower Sulcis). This sees six months in barrique (second use) and six months in bottle. Mediterranean scrub, sweet spice, coffee, and dark chocolate lingering on the very hot, alcoholic finish (nearly 16%!). Needs decanting.
An old-style German Riesling that fairly sings on the palate. Pale straw with a lime tint; minerally, floral nose of limes and honey; light and elegant on the palate. Off-dry and beautifully balanced with lively honey and raisin flavours.
A fabulously elegant and balanced wine combining florality, bright fruit, spice, freshness and minerality with great integration, complexity, concentration, refined tannins and a long, fresh finish. Hits all the right notes. This small family-owned producer is definitely one to seek out and is fast becoming a benchmark for the area.