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Ottimi acquisti

Ultimamente per alcune aziende protagoniste assolute fino a poco tempo fa dell’enopanorama italiano tira una brutta aria. Colpevoli di non essere salite per tempo sul carro del naturalismo luddista e di produrre vini tecnicamente ineccepibili usando “anche” gli strumenti che agronomia ed enologia mettono a disposizione del mercato, dopo avere re-inventato e lanciato agli onori dell’enomondo intere regioni italiane fino a quel momento snobbate come province minori, sono oggi additate da alcuni settori ideologizzati quando va bene come aziende “moderniste”, quando va male e si perde il lume della ragione addirittura come produttrici di vini tossici. Continue reading

Older Yarra Yering Whites

The other night a friend brought two older Yarra Yering whites to a Vietnamese restaurant for dinner. Both corks were in perfect condition with no ullage. (He bought them new and they’ve been cellared in an airconditioned, humidified cellar).

The first we tried was the Yarra Yering 1997 Chardonnay – well past its peak. Gold hues, appley, slightly oxidised nose. Soft on the palate, faint fino flavours along with dried pear. Lacked acid balance.

Next was the Yarra Yering 1998 Dry White No. 1. – a semillon and sauvignon blanc blend. Almost water pale in colour. Lifted nose of dried grasses, with a hint of lemon zest. Light, elegant, steely dry palate. Beautifully structured, fruit starting to develop secondary vinous characters. Lip-smacking finish of almost perfect acid balance. If I had tasted it blind my first guess would have been “Fine French dry style.” Curious to drink one of the best whites I’ve had in a year with such a simple meal.