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Methoxypyrazines are flavour and aroma compounds present in both Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc responsible for the herbaceous, vegetal, grassy, capsicum aroma.
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Methoxypyrazines are flavour and aroma compounds present in both Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc responsible for the herbaceous, vegetal, grassy, capsicum aroma. The concentration of these flavours and aromas is reduced through exposure of the fruit to heat and sun. The riper and more exposed the fruit is the lower the concentration of methoxypyrazines.
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Albariño from Rìas Baixas, Galicia
Beautiful to see how a couple of years relaxes the wine and helps it build generosity and resolve some fine acid. Funk a play with a creamy patisserie character. Sold drinking. Lanolin wet dog. Plush and caressing. Drinking beautifully now. Shape and flow. Paul Kaan, WINE DECODED Sept 2025The piquant 2021 Soverribas has a very different nose, lifted and peculiar, with a mustard-like twist, maybe with a volatile hint. In 2021, they used the same Manzaniña vineyard and, if needed (to com
Shiraz/Syrah from Clare Valley, South Australia
AP Birks Wendouree Cellars produce some of the very few wines I’ll buy without tasting! The wines are something special. A celebration of an incredible old vineyard with plantings from the late 1800s. Tony & Lita are custodians of something truly special!A Straight Shiraz from 1919 Eastern vineyard plantings.
Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany
A Brunello in all but name ... and, a bloody good one at that! The 2022 Rosso di Montalcino is wonderfully perfumed, casting a blend of roses, violets and crushed blackberries. A stone dust hint adds lovely complexity. This is elegant in style and remarkably pure, showing depths of cherry-berry fruit guided by a wave of vibrant acidity. The 2022 leaves a salty, mineral flourish while tapering off long and gently tannic. Crisp in feel, with resonating blue and purple inner florals. This is alread
Nebbiolo from Grumello, Valtellina
Grumello is to the east of Sondrio on the opposite side to Sassella making for a fascinating comparison in site! Of the three Superiores this looks the darkest, the tannins sit more aggressively, yet, not overly so. With a plate of food you'd not notice. A little shorter than the other Superiores. The acid appears higher. Another complex offering from Ar.Pe.Pe. A little disjointed at the moment. It is the wine I am least certain of in term of it's evolution as it ages.