Little So & So Wine Co Precious Little Grüner Veltliner 2025
G 92
Like a kitchen garden patch, herbs picked in a bunch, thyme especially, a white sauce on the hob, nicely seasoned with salt and pepper, white of course. Lovely flavours follow, white nectarine, cut field grasses with some minerally texture and subtle acidity, all coalescing to a delicate palate grip to wind it all up. Drink now–2029 Longview Grüner Veltliner 2025 G 92 Savoury and unpolished. It’s a wine with a bit of grizzle – and I like it. Preserved lemon, white pepper and flaked salt. Gentle and tactile by nature; nothing showy here, just well-made Grüner doing its thing. White melon, pomelo skin and a dusting of shaved pecorino for lift. A soft herbal hum carries through to the finish. Drink now–2030 Longview Fresco Nebbiolo 2024 G 92 A great blue-collar Nebbiolo. It flows in gentle harmony, yet – as expected – has acid and tannin to boot. Wild strawberry, pea stalks and orange zest. You can see the whole bunch in the late tannin grip that holds on tightly and sinks in slowly. Raspberry leaf tea, pork sinew and terracotta pots. The acid is sprightly, the finish long. Yum. Drink now–2030 Mr Riggs Valerie Pinot Noir 2024 G 92 Sweet strawberries – the kind from Grandma’s garden, picked in summer. It flows easily and settles right into place. Pomegranate juice, soft bark and cherry cola. The palate is well built and nicely weighted – fresh and cheeky, slipping into all the nooks and crannies. Drink it now, in all its youthful glory. Drink now–3032 Nepenthe Mencia 2024 G 92 A youthful and fresh style here, with smells of raspberry strap and a stalkiness; a little chewiness in the palate adds some mid-weight body to its otherwise juicy styling. A lovely new set of flavours to negotiate. Drink now–2030 Ngeringa Chardonnay 2024 G 92 A blend of Ngeringa’s own Mt Barker fruit with three other vineyards across the region, barrel fermented and matured on solids for nine months, brought to fruition with a little funk and rustic expression that still has a core of Chardonnay purity at its heart. Drink now–2030
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