Hahndorf Hill Gru Grüner Veltliner Grüner Veltliner 2024
G 94
Floral, lemon and lime, white stone fruits, a faint honeysuckle note, with a lively energy in the palate, acidity sitting comfortably with fruit pithiness, every element supportive of the others, spice, with a varietal white pepper familiarity seasoning the finish. Delicious and refreshing with great table manners. Drink now–2030 Hesketh Woodside Gamay Gamay 2024 G 94 Woodside vineyard sourced, darker cherry notes, stone/gravel suggestions, sweet fruit juiciness in the palate with spice and decent acidity lifting its spirits, good length and structure in the exit. Drink now–2030 Honey Moon Vineyard Blanc de Blancs Sparkling 2021 Grapefruit aromas, fresh and tangy in the palate with a subtle baking spice and pastry thread noted in and around the driving citrus acidity, compact mousse, good retention of flavour and refreshing pithiness in the finish. 12% alc Disgorged June
2024. Traditional method. Drink now–2034 Honey Moon Vineyard Sweet Cream Apera Fortified NV
G 94
A white fortified made from Hills Grüner Veltliner. Glossy mid gold-green. Immediate subtle flor notes, nougat as well. A genuinely unique expression with an aperitif-like freshness through the core of the wine, gorgeous flavours and zingy acidity, but couched with an old-fashioned cream Sherry sweetness. Moreish, not cloying, and bloody delicious. 18% alc Drink now–2030 Honey Moon Vineyard Classic Tawny Fortified NV G 94 A multi-vintage tawny made from – wait for it – mostly Pinot Noir, the first put down in 2009. Which perhaps explains the lighter tawny colour, and also defines the elegance and lightness of styling here. It’s refreshing, not too sweet, with all the expected nutty, caramel and brandy-esque flavours, as well as a lovely floral note across the palate. A delicate touch to be celebrated. 19.7% alc Drink now–2034 La Prova Aglianico Rosato Rosé 2024 G 94 Very pale pink, crafted from Aglianico fruit grown in the northern Hills region and designed as a very dry style, peppery almost in its spice notes, white to redcurrant in the fruit spectrum with crunchy acidity and texture. Hyper-drive dry Rosé expression. 12.5% alc Drink now–2030 La Prova Uno Fiano Fiano 2023 G 94 A Reserve style Fiano that shows in its aromatics of orchard florals, grapefruit notes, and subtle baking spices. The extra winemaking comes into play in the palate, where wild-ferment/older oak edginess coalesces with lees-influenced creaminess for a mouth-filling, textural finish. The extra yards count. 13.4% alc Drink now–2030
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