Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Mahi Sauvignon Blanc 2007 rocks Veynerchuck's world!
It's always a pleasure to see someone get as excited about a wine as you are yourself. Not only is it a pat on the back for your own expert palate, but quite often highly entertaining! Gary Veynerchuck is one such wine expert, I highly recommend grabbing yourself a bottle, strap yourself in and watch his explosive review of this exceptional Marlborough wine. from Brian Bicknell. Order your case from Novum Wines.
Monday, June 29, 2009
More than just a glass of wine, its' a holiday in a bottle
The mark of a truly great wine is undoubtedly in its ability to transport you, for a brief moment, into another world. Too feel the wine rather than taste it, to allow it to talk to you rather than trying to analyse it. I’m talking about more than merely getting a sense of terroir from the wine but allowing the wine to engulf all your senses. By focusing too much on the intellectual aspects of the wine, it is easy to miss the magical quality that imbues wine. Wine should be tasted not just through your nose and your palate but through your heart and your soul. I have been lucky enough to have a few of these out of body experiences recently, and if you keen for the ride I highly recommend that you pop the cork on a couple of these little beauties, sit back, close your eyes and enjoy the ride!
One such wine is Thalassitis 2008 by Gaia from the beautiful island of Santorini. It has been described by critics as the ‘greatest vin de terroir in the world’, and they really weren’t joking. It is made from 100% Assyrtiko, an indigenous grape to Greece and it takes no prisoners! It is characterised by its searing minerality, zingy acidity, utter purity of fruit and a finish that just keeps lingering. In one sip you are transported to the huge white boulders of the Greek countryside turned molten under the unforgiving midday sun, the air heavy with the scent of baked lemons and wild herbs and the heavenly silence of the remote countryside. If your budget doesn’t stretch to a Greek holiday, then this is a damn fine substitute.
Much to my delight, Gaia have just released another Assyrtiko, but this one is a wild ferment which has oodles of character and all the phenomenal flavours you’d expect from a Santorinian Assyrtiko but it is then wrapped up in layers of beautifully integrated and seductive smoky oak. Wine writer Olly Smith has recently rated it as he favourite white wine for this month . To buy these wines hop on to the Novum website and they are all yours...
One such wine is Thalassitis 2008 by Gaia from the beautiful island of Santorini. It has been described by critics as the ‘greatest vin de terroir in the world’, and they really weren’t joking. It is made from 100% Assyrtiko, an indigenous grape to Greece and it takes no prisoners! It is characterised by its searing minerality, zingy acidity, utter purity of fruit and a finish that just keeps lingering. In one sip you are transported to the huge white boulders of the Greek countryside turned molten under the unforgiving midday sun, the air heavy with the scent of baked lemons and wild herbs and the heavenly silence of the remote countryside. If your budget doesn’t stretch to a Greek holiday, then this is a damn fine substitute.
Much to my delight, Gaia have just released another Assyrtiko, but this one is a wild ferment which has oodles of character and all the phenomenal flavours you’d expect from a Santorinian Assyrtiko but it is then wrapped up in layers of beautifully integrated and seductive smoky oak. Wine writer Olly Smith has recently rated it as he favourite white wine for this month . To buy these wines hop on to the Novum website and they are all yours...
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