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2008 Bon Courage Chardonnay

8 October 2010
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No complaints whatsoever about this. I’ve not previously associated South Africa with good Chardonnay, but then Chardonnay can be grown more or less anywhere and South Africa can grow a decent crop of pretty much any grape, right? Well, whatever – this was a lovely bottle, boasting a truly appetising, golden summery glow and warming, [...]

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Gapsted Victorian Alps Riesling 2008

3 September 2010
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Due to a unique combination of cultivated contrariness and effortless ignorance, the nuances of wine fashion have passed me by over the years (just as have the nuances of fashion as it affects any other arena of life). So the notion of Riesling being “back” is not one I can relate to: it’s always been a favourite [...]

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2008 Casa Marin ‘Cipreses’ Sauvignon Blanc

9 August 2010
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There we go: Chile – possibly my favourite wine-producing nation in the New World – has gone and done what even New Zealand hasn’t so far managed, and converted me to the wily ways of the Sauvignon Blanc grape. All of my former criticisms of this particular white wine grape have gone out the window [...]

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