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Eco Viognier 2015, Chile

Posted by admin on February 17, 2017

Eco Viognier 2015, Chile, (Organic)

13%

€13.95

A very tasty refreshing Viognier from Chile; light and brimming with citrus and peachy fruits, this is a well-made well-priced wine.

With oily fish; mackerel, salmon or maybe sea bass.

Even inside its home territory of the Northern Rhône, Viognier varies from light and refreshing to rich and flabby. Get it right, and you get a combination of zesty acidity and luscious slightly bitter apricots and nectarines. However, cheaper versions often have very confected sweetish flavours. This is one of the better examples I have tasted recently.

Stockists: Searsons, Monkstown

Tags: Chile, Eco, Emiliana, Organic Wine, Searsons Wine Merchants, Tindal & Co., Viognier

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Viognier de Rosine 2014, IGP Collines Rhodanniennes

Posted by admin on March 23, 2016

12.5%
€33.95

A thrilling combination of peach and pineapple fruits, a touch of ginger and plenty of balancing acidity. Elegant and perfectly formed.

Expensive but worth every last cent. Stephane Ogier is one of the most talented winemakers in the Northern Rhône, responsible for some exquisite Côte Rôtie and Condrieu. This is actually one of his less expensive wines, from a single 3 hectare estate planted by Ogier in 2000, situated between Côte Rôtie and Condrieu.

Available from Searsons Wine Merchants, Monkstown; Baggot Street Wines; La Touche, Greystones; 64 Wine, Glasthule; Jus de Vine, Portmarnock; The Drink Store, D7; The Wine Shop at One Pery Square, Limerick.

Tags: Les Collines Rhodannienes, Northern Rhone, Stephane Ogier, Tindal & Co., Viognier

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Schlumberger Pinot Blanc Les Princes Abbés

Posted by admin on March 17, 2016

Schlumberger Pinot Blanc 2013, Les Princes Abbés
12%
€18.95

Light and fresh but with very moreish juicy melon and pear fruits, and a nicely rounded finish.

Perfect as a posh aperitif, with fish or maybe an Alsatian onion tart.

Available from Searsons, Monkstown, www.searsons.com

I bumped into Séverine Schlumberger recently, at the portfolio tasting held by Tindal & Co. We had great fun doing a masterclass on Riesling together in Ballymaloe House a few years ago. Much of this family-owned estate is now farmed biodynamically. I have been enjoying a range of Pinot Blancs from Alsace over the last year, and featured several in my wine guide. They seem to have improved a lot in recent years and make for very good easy-drinking refreshing wines with lovely rounded fruits.

Tags: Alsace, Les Princes Abbés, Pinot Blanc, Schlumberger, Searsons Wine Merchants, Tindal & Co.

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