The aim of the meeting was to enable members to recognise the aroma, taste, after taste and other properties of the six wines that are all 100% of the grape (that is no blends).
Alamos Uco Valley Chardonnay 2020
Mendoza 2020 is a very popular wine. The finish is influenced by the Andes eg sunlight and snow melt as it is made up to 5000 feet above sea level. There are tastes including ripe apple and stoned fruit.
TYPE White
GRAPE Chardonnay
ABV 13.5%
UNITS 10.1
COUNTRY Argentina
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Marlborough Sauvignon is big on flavour with hints of gooseberry, passion fruit and cut grass.
TYPE White
GRAPE Sauvignon Blanc
ABV 13%
UNITS 9.8
COUNTRY New Zealand
Kendermanns Riesling Kabinet 2020
Kindermanns Riesling Kabinet is a drier wine. It is well balanced crisp acidity with hints of apple and grapefruit.
TYPE White
GRAPE Riesling
ABV 8.5%
UNITS 6.4
COUNTRY Germany
Casillero Del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
This is a quintessentially Chillean, big bold and fruity with a silky texture. It has flavours of cherries and plums with a hint of vanilla spice.
TYPE Red
GRAPE Cabernet Sauvignon
ABV 13.5%
UNITS 10.1
COUNTRY Chile
Making Tracks Shiraz 2019
From the Barossa Valley this Shiraz is Australia's star grape. It is bold and full of dark berries with pepper and vanilla spice.
TYPE Red
GRAPE Shiraz
ABV 14.5%
UNITS 10.9
COUNTRY South Australia
Pinot Noir 2018
This Pinot Noir is a medium bodied wine from France. It is expensive due to the fact that it is difficult to grow. It is a smooth wine with tastes of raspberries and cherries and subtle oak.
TYPE Red
GRAPE Pinot Noir
ABV 13%
COUNTRY France
