Gilmours评的今年最佳的20种葡萄酒

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Invivo X, Sarah Jessica Parker Sud de France Rosé 2020
A collaboration between innovative New Zealand producer
Invivo Wines and American actress Sarah Jessica Parker, this
Provencal rosé is an aromatic blend of Cinsault, Grenache
and Syrah, bright with fresh raspberries, pink grapefruit, spicy
watermelon and ripe nectarine. It’s juicy fruit has a dry
palate with good depth of flavour, a touch of minerality and
a crisp finish. Salad Niçoise is the classic match, though this
would work equally well with salmon, duck and charcuterie.
Code: 5271890
Arrogant Frog ‘Ribet Red’ Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot IGP Pays d’Oc 2019
An elegant red from the Languedoc in Southern France.
Inky deep garnet with a slight savoury, slight leafy
cabernet-perfumed nose of cassis, blackberries, dark
plums and delicate cedar and light vanilla notes. The palate
is medium-bodied, supple and inviting, with a good core
of plummy fruit and fine tannins, alongside just a hint of
oak. A great match with roast lamb and beef, this will also
partner well with meaty pasta dishes and firm cheeses.
Code: 1036623
Da Luca Prosecco DOC
The north-eastern Italian sparkling wine Prosecco has been
a runaway success, it seems people can’t just get enough
of this delicate fruity, just off-dry fizz made from the Glera
grape. The Da Luca is peachy and fresh, with lemon and
ripe apple plus a hint of florals, the palate is crisp, light and
dry with delicate fruitiness, a slightly chalky finish and subtle
texture. Just add fresh peach juice to make the classic Bellini
or match with prosciutto-wrapped melon.
Code: 5094662
Botter Prosecco DOC Rosé Millesimato 2020
Produced by blending Glera with a touch of Pinot Noir,
Prosecco DOC Rosé has only very recently been approved
by the Prosecco Consorzio for export. The 2020 vintage of
Botter has delivered a wine with an inviting nose of juicy ripe
strawberries, a fresh light-bodied palate with plenty of berryfruit
and vitality, bright and fruity with a creamy, dry finish. Perfectly
delicious on its own, this will also match well with a wide range
of savoury nibbles and cheeses.
Code: 5288305
Botter Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie IGT Organic 2020
Hailing from the Veneto region of north-eastern Italy, this
youthful, lighter-bodied Pinot Gris has a gentle fresh pear and
peachy nose with a floral lift and just a touch of gingerbread
spice. Its rounded palate has nice breadth and texture, and
it has a soft, clean, slightly minerally finish. Easy to enjoy on
its own, it will also match well with antipasti, more delicately
flavoured white fish and shellfish dishes, or for something a
little different try it with sushi and sashimi.
Code: 5288238
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Cantina Santa Maria la Palma ‘Aragosta’ Vermentino di
Sardegna DOC 2020
From the Italian isle of Sardinia, where the warm, sunny
climate is offset by cooling sea breezes, helping its wines
retain freshness and acidity. This is a lively white wine,
delicately fruity with ripe apples, peach and aromatic herbs.
The palate is medium-bodied, dry, crisp and slightly chalky
with bright acidity and a twist of bitter almonds on the finish.
‘Aragosta’ means lobster - a natural food match - but it’ll pair
equally well with a wide array of shellfish and seafood, along
with pork and fennel sausages.
Code: 5274971
France
Wine has been made in France for around 2,500 years and almost all
of the world’s major wine varieties originated there - Chardonnay,
Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah are
just a few examples. French wine is almost always intended to be
consumed with food, making it more savoury and restrained than a
typical New Zealand style of the same variety. France labels almost
all its wines by origin rather than variety.
Italy
Italy’s vines have been cultivated for more than 3,000 years. Each Italian
region has its own native varieties and unique styles, with most designed
around the local cuisine and lifestyle. Whites tend to be crisp and lighterbodied;
the reds are often fruity, but also complex and savoury with a
distinctively dry finish which makes them perfect as food wines.
Banrock Station Moscato 2019
An Aussie take on an Italian classic, this is fresh, frothy and
frivolous in its very best sense – something to drink wellchilled
at brunch, at the beach, in the hammock, or you can
even use it as a palate cleanser between courses. Great for
cocktails too. Classic aromas and flavours of musky ripe grapes,
rich stonefruit and honeysuckle, it has a gentle fizz, mediumsweet
palate and a clean finish that keeps you coming back for
more. Just 6% abv too.
Code: 1033962
Jacob’s Creek Reserve Barossa Riesling 2017
A quintessential dry Aussie Riesling, this is all toast and
tangy limes, with citrus zest, green apple, lemon curd,
beeswax and a touch of kerosene too – there’s a lot going
on. The palate is light-bodied, linear and limey with a
focused saline finish. At 11.5% abv it has a slightly lighter
hit of alcohol than many local dry Rieslings, making it an
appealingly sophisticated aperitif style. It’ll also match well
with seafood salads, seared squid and light noodle dishes.
Code: 1043799
Yalumba ‘The Y Series’ Viognier 2020
An opulently fragrant wine with rich apricot, peach skin and
honeysuckle notes, plus a touch of ginger and five spice. This
South Australian white has a dry, fruit-rich savoury, weighty
palate showcasing the variety’s signature slightly oily texture.
Well-balanced with a clean dry finish, this is a masterclass in
great value, characterful, varietal Viognier. Pairs well with fruity,
spicy curries, chicken tagines and roast vegetable salads.
Code: 1004918
De Bortoli Woodfired Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
From the Heathcote region in northern Victoria, this is
a plush Aussie red with seductive aromas of blackcurrant,
bramble and plums, a touch of spice and cedar and a richly
fruited mouth-filling palate. The dense fruit and robust
tannins make it a great partner for red meat dishes - think
chargrilled ribeye steak, lamb backstraps, venison and of
course, woodfired pizzas.
Code: 5265702
Chapel Hill ‘The Parson’ Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre
2019
A bright juicy fruited McLaren Vale, Australia red, made in
the style of the classic southern Rhone blends of Grenache,
Shiraz (Syrah) and Mourvedre. An alluring nose of wild
raspberry, sour cherry, aniseed spice, dried herbs and a light
floral lift leads to a generous, silky, open-knit palate with
succulent fruit. This is a fairly simple wine, but it has lots of
flavour and charm. Cassoulets, barbequed meat and roasted
mushrooms will all match well, as will dishes with strong herb
and spice flavouring like rosemary, sage and smoked paprika.
Code: 5200267
St Hallett Faith Shiraz 2019
This wine takes a little bit of air to open up, initially it’s a
more savoury style with peppery spice, olives and dried
herbs, then the sweet core of red and blue fruits emerges.
On the palate it’s a bold style, dense and fleshy – all the hallmarks
of Shiraz from South Australia’s renowned Barossa Valley. There’s
some lightly toasty, spicy oak there too, firm supple tannins and
fair length with a lively finish. Make this sing with braised beef,
lamb, venison as well as hard cheeses such as gouda.
Code: 1006164
Australia
Australia may be our closest neighbour, but when it comes to wine there
are many differences. New Zealand crushes around 400,000 tonnes of
wine grapes per annum, whereas Australia crushes around 1.6 million
tonnes. It’s also a lot older, with vines planted in the late 1700s in the very
earliest days of the colony. The Hunter Valley region is Australia’s oldest
continuously productive region, home to wineries dating back to the early
1800s, many of which remain under original family ownership. Australia’s
Italian and Greek immigrant culture has also greatly enriched its wines.
Notte Rossa Salento Puglia IGP Negroamaro 2019
Puglia is the heel of Italy’s boot, and its warm, Mediterranean
climate makes for generous, velvety red wines such as
this enticing Negroamaro. There’s a rustic charm in its
fruity simplicity, with black cherry and ripe berryfruit, bitter
chocolate and a touch of orange blossom. Firm, ripe tannins
and a savoury earthy undercurrent adds intrigue – this
is quite a different style from anything grown and made
in New Zealand. Its bold flavours match well with spicy
charcuterie, grilled meats and rich stews.
Code: 5283997
Piccini Cosi Organic Chianti DOCG 2019
Piccini is a fourth-generation producer from the Tuscan
region of Chianti, with organically farmed, hand-harvested
vineyards. Made from 95% Sangiovese with a tiny splash of
cabernet sauvignon and merlot, it has a restrained nose of
sour cherry and red plum with a hint of briar rose and black
tea. The palate is medium-bodied with good fruit weight,
a hint of leather, and the characteristic meld of acidity and
chewy tannins that gives a faintly bitter finish. Pairs perfectly
with tomato based pasta sauces and pizza.
Code: 5288010
De Bortoli Woodfired Shiraz 2018
The De Bortoli family have been making wines in Australia
since 1928, and after four generations, they certainly know
a thing or two about how to craft delicious (and great value)
wine. This Heathcote, Victoria Shiraz has plenty of aromatic
intensity, a core of dark brambly fruit with mid-palate
fleshiness, smooth and rich with enough of a tannin/acid
spine to keep it structured and fresh. A great wine to partner
BBQ spareribs, rich duck dishes and big beefy stews.
Code: 5234098
Matías Ricitelli ‘Hey Malbec!’ Mendoza Malbec 2018
Malbec has become Argentina’s signature red variety,
and the region of Mendoza, nestled at the foothills of the
Andes, has helped cement its reputation. Packed with ripe
black fruit, brambly berries and Black Doris plum jam, with
a pleasingly savoury touch of earth, violets and liquorice. This
is a bold red, the tannins are on the firmer side, but the depth
of fruit and well-judged acidity keep it bright and charming.
Great match to a BBQed steak.
Code: 5262594
Paloma Viñas Viejas VDT Castilla Tempranillo 2019
Tempranillo is the mainstay of Spanish red wine styles. The
Paloma (which means dove) is from 25+ year-old bush
vines, grown on the hot, dry central Spanish plateau area
of Castilla-La Mancha. You can sense the dusty warmth of
this wine’s origins in its upfront nose of red plums, cherries,
blackberries, hint of dark chocolate and dried raspberry
leaf. Simple but appealing, it has a smooth, rounded,
open-knit fleshy palate with ripe fruit, gentle tannins and a
clean finish. Rustle up some cured meat tapas, or pair with
meatballs or even a classic burger.
Code: 5287434
La Primer Bodeguita Mendoza Malbec Reserva 2019
A bold, youthful red with masses of rich dark fruit, plums
and blueberries, dark cocoa and a hint of earth and tar. It
has a pleasing suppleness on the mid-palate, for a bigger
bolder style it’s also light on its feet, with smooth tannins
rounding out the finish. La Primer are a family-owned
estate from Mendoza, whose 80+ years of experience
shows through in this harmonious wine. As would be done
in Argentina, best served with a rare beef steak - its rich
flavours will also partner well with mushroom/pepper/blue
cheese sauce options.
Code: 5254247
Manz Wine Dona Fatima Lisboa Jampal 2019
Ready for something quite different? Jampal, a nearly
extinct Portuguese grape, was rescued by a Brazilian exfootballer
who bought a derelict vineyard and revived the
variety, making this very wine, which to date remains the
only non-blended example. Just 32ha is planted, mostly
around the Lisbon region. Toasty and nutty, with light citrus
and stonefruit notes, this is a characterful savoury wine, dry
with moderate acidity and good length. Try it with a lemonscented
roast chicken.
Code: 5287490
Argentina
Argentina is considered part of the ‘New World’ of wine but in
many ways it’s really the Old – vineyards were established mid 16th
Century. It’s best known for its Malbec, predominantly grown in
the Mendoza region (as is 75% of Argentinian wine) but also makes
impressive Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Sangiovese.
Vineyards are often at high altitudes, with snow-fed irrigation
networks, and the combination of high sunshine, warm days and
cool night time temperatures deliver vividly expressive fruit.
Spain & Portugal
Forming the Iberian Peninsula, Spain and Portugal have distinct yet
complementary wine cultures, and are both responsible for some of the
world’s most unique and enduring wine styles in the forms of fortified
wines Sherry, Port and Madeira. There are many excellent table wines too
- savoury, fruit-rich red wines are the mainstay, alongside whites ranging
from savoury and textural to crisp and fruity. Wines are designed around
the local cuisine – Spanish Albariño from Rías Biaxas is the perfect match
for local seafood. As expected from countries that have been making wine
for around 3,000 years, there is much to explore and enjoy.
Yalumba ‘The Y Series’ Shiraz Viognier
An archetypal big Aussie red in the very best sense of it, with
an inviting, perfumed nose of ripe black plum, boysenberry
and blueberries, mint chocolate and a dash of exotic orange
blossom perfume from the addition of Viognier. On the
palate is more ripe fruit, some peppery spice and earthy
notes too, an opulent yet focused style with nice acidity and
rounded tannins keeping it all in line. After five generations
of South Australian winemaking, Yalumba knows just how
to hit the spot. Just add beef kebabs, Moroccan tagines, or
rosemary-scented lamb chops.
Code: 1124806