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Guidalberto 2017
GUIDALBERTO 2017 Appellation: Toscana Indicazione Geografica Tipica First vintage: 2000 Grapes: 60 % Cabernet Sauvignon 40 % Merlot Analytical data: Alcoholic content: 14,00%, PH: 3,48, Total acidity: 5,95, Residual sugar content: 0,13 g/l Type of soils: The soils have various and composite morphological characteristics with a strong presence of calcareous areas rich in galestro and pebbles and partially clay. They are located at an altitude between 100 and 300 meters above sea level, with exposure to South / South-West. Training system: Spurred cordon Plants density: 6,250 vines per hectare Climatic trend and characteristics of the vintage: A very hot year that will probably be remembered as one of the driest after 2003. Although the autumn started with rains and temperatures above the seasonal average, December and January were very cold with freezing temperatures during the day, accentuated by strong northern winds and no rain. The cold temperatures contributed to the natural elimination of pests and fungal diseases of the vine. The low rainfall of the winter season was not enough to supply the water resources of the subsoil. From March the temperatures started to rise and spring begun during the first week of April with beautiful sunny days. Except for some sporadic rains, spring was characterized by a particularly dry climate. In mid-May the temperatures were often above seasonal average. Summer months were characterized by sunny days and hot temperatures. Fortunately, the daytime sea breezes, alternating with nocturnal winds coming from inland, brought refreshment to the vines. This prevented them from suffering the lack of water or thermal stress. -
The History Today
TheDelamotte History is a Champagne house more than 250 years old (it is the sixth oldest Champagne house) founded in Reims in 1760 by François Delamotte, a vineyard owner. He and other Champagne producers were the creators of a tradition based on quality. Their modus operandi, far from being viewed as quaint, earned them a place in the Encyclopedia of Physiocrates. Their practices have been used as a model and a paradigm by other businesses due to their progressive outlook and insistence on quality. They were truly modern-minded people. Their masterpiece – the wines – continue to be recreated anew each year and the house of Delamotte is a prime example of the traditions of quality they embody. Alexandre Delamotte brought the cellars, caves and offices of the House of Delamotte to one beautiful mansion at the end of the 18th century. In 1828, his brother, Nicolas Louis Delamotte, also known as the Chevalier Delamotte Barrachin, a former Chevalier de Malte and President of the Chamber of Commerce of Reims, assumed management of the House of Delamotte. In this tenure with the Chamber of Commerce, Nicolas was well known for hosting spectacular events, namely the coronation of France’s last King, Charles X. Serge Chapuis The House was sold to the Lanson family in the 1830’s, who later started producing a Lanson label. It was eventually acquired by Marie-Louise de Nonancourt, née Lanson, in the period between the two World Wars. In 1927, Marie-Louise made the decision to transfer the activities of the house of Delamottte to Mesnil-sur-Oger. -
Current 2020 Sylvaner in General
100% Sylvaner VINTAGE Since 1971; current 2020 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Sylvaner in general: Originally from Germany (where it is known as Silvaner), it became famous in early 20th century when it was Germany’s most planted varietal, before the discovery of the early ripening and higher production attributes of Műller Thurgau. Wine from this grape has a naturally high acid level, but no real longevity. It’s still popular in Nahe, Franken and Rheinpfalz where Riesling struggles to ripen - Sylvaner ripens 2 weeks earlier than Riesling. Excellent late harvest style wines are made in these regions. Sylvaner is also grown in other European countries such as France (Alsace), Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Russia. Sylvaner at Overgaauw: David Snr planted the first Sylvaner at Overgaauw in the 1960s (currently 1 ha). It was bottled in 1971 when most of the local producers were bottling Steen (Chenin Blanc) and Riesling (Cruchen Blanc). The Overgaauw Sylvaner is the only Sylvaner produced in SA. It’s made in small quantities and has a loyal following due to its flavour spectrum and uniqueness. German tourists enjoy tasting ‘their’ varietal in SA and comment that you can “taste the sunshine in the wine”. Restaurants often list it as a unique varietal on their wine lists and are pleasantly surprised at its versatility as a food wine. VITICULTURE Vineyard location: Stellenbosch Kloof, 200m above sea level, south facing, 15km from False Bay Moderate climate: Winter ave temp: 13ºC (min 7ºC, max 17ºC) Summer ave temp: 21.5ºC (min 20.5ºC, max 30.5ºC) Soil: Deep Hutton and Clovelly (decomposed granite) Age of vines: 27 years Trellising: 4-wire hedge system with moveable wires Pruning: Cordon system with 2 bud spurs, ensuring low yield Harvest date: February 2020 Yield per hectare: 8 tons Sugar at harvesting: 23ºB VINICULTURE Length of fermentation: 21 days in stainless steel at average 14ºC Alcohol: 12.5% vol Total acid: 5.1 g/l pH: 3.56 RS: 2.3 g/l OUR WINEMAKER DAVID VAN VELDEN’S COMMENTS First produced in 1971, our Sylvaner is still unique in South Africa. -
The Willows Inn
THE WILLOWS INN CHAMPAGNE SPECIAL CLUB CHAMPAGNE Alexandre Lenique ‘Secret de Famille’ Brut Nature, Cotes de Blanc 2006 250 A. Margaine ‘Verzy’ Blanc de Blanc, Montagne de Reims 2012 225 Didier-Ducos ‘Cuvée Absolu Meunier Brut’ Vallée de la Marne NV 95 Mousse Fils ‘Cuisles’ Pinot Meunier, Valllée de la Marne 2014 300 André Beaufort ‘Brut Reserve’ Ambonnay Grand Cru NV 160 Pierre Gimmonet & Fils ‘Chouilly’ Grand Cru, Cote de Blancs 2012 390 André Beaufort ‘Brut’ Polisy NV 125 Pierre Gimmonet & Fils ‘Cramant’ Grand Cru, Cote de Blancs 2012 400 Lelarge-Pugeot ‘Bises’ Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs, Vrigny, Montagne de Reims NV 135 Gaston-Chiquet ‘Dizy’ Brut’ Vallée de la Marne 2009 220 Egly-Ouriet ‘Tradition’ Brut Ambonnay Grand Cru NV 235 Egly-Ouriet ‘Les Crayeres’ Brut Blanc de Noirs, Ambonnay Grand Cru NV 340 SPARKLING H. Billiot ‘Cuvée Julie’ Ambonnay Grand Cru NV 225 Archipelago, Seigerrebe Pétillant Naturel, Lopez Island Vineyards, Lopez Island 75 Chartogne-Taillet ‘Sainte Anne’ Brut, Merfy, Montagne de Reims NV 125 Syncline Cellars ‘Scintillation’ Gruner Veltliner, Columbia Gorge 2016 85 Chartogne-Taillet ‘Chemin de Reims’ Extra Brut, Merfy, Montagne de Reims 2011 185 St. Reginald Parish ‘Sparkle Motion’ Brut Nature Blanc de Noir, Yamhill-Carlton 120 Hervy-Quenardel, Brut, Verzenay Grand Cru 2008 [1.5L] 420 Roots ‘Art Brut’ Blanc de Noir, Sienna Ridge Estate, Red Hills Douglas County 2011 75 Analemma, Blanc de Noirs, Atavus Vineyard, Columbia Gorge 2015 140 ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE Marc Hebrart, Brut Rosé, 1er Cru Mareuil-sur-Ay, Vallée de la Marne -
Guidalberto Toscana IGT 2016
TENUTA SAN GUIDO Guidalberto Toscana IGT 2016 REGION: Italy / Tuscany GRAPES: 60 % Cabernet Sauvignon 40 % Merlot Guidalberto is from the producers of the legendary Sassicaia. Grapes are harvested and transported to an independent cellar. Fermentation takes place separately for each variety in temperature-controlled steel vats before undergoing maceration. The wine is aged in French and American oak barrels and refined in bottle before release. HARVEST NOTE The 2016 vintage is considered one of the best of the last decade. The year began with a rather rainy winter and low temperatures toward the end of the season, especially in February when rains and cold temperatures were below the seasonal average. In mid-April the rise of the temperatures caused an early sprouting of the vines. The early spring was characterized by an alternation of rainy and sunny days with temperatures slightly below the seasonal average until mid-June, when summer finally arrived with temperatures above 88 ° F. Summer days were quite hot but never dry thanks to the strong ventilation during the day and the very positive climate excursion between days and nights. Thanks to these factors and to the good water supply of the soils, vines did not suffer any water stress. Grapes were well distributed on the plants with an homogeneous size of the berries. TASTING NOTE Ruby red limpid look, the aromatic range goes from red berries and spices to dark hints of tobacco and brushwood. Well-structured and with velvet tannins, this wine will evolve over the next few years. TECHNICAL DATA APPELLATION: Tuscany IGT PH: 3.4 ACIDITY: 5.90 g/L ABV: 14% AGING: The wine is aged for 15 months in French and American oak barrels and refined in bottle before release. -
Rheinhessen Pfalz Rheingau
Rheinhessen 1000 hills within a river‘s bend! Wine: delicately fragrant, mild, soft, medium-bodied. 001 Huxelrebe Beerenauslese, 2002 $40.00 Weingut Köster~Wolf (half bottle) 002 Riesling DRY, 2017 $35.00 Dr.Hans von Müller 005 Ortega Trockenbeeren Auslese, 2003 $45.00 Weingut Ernst Bretz (half bottle) 007 Rieslaner Beerenauslese, 2006 $60.00 Bechtheimer Geyersberg, Johann Geil (half bottle) Pfalz Voluptuous pleasures! Wine: aromatic, mild, round and full-bodied, expressive. 016 Rieslaner Spätlese, 2006 $55.00 Dürkheimer Nonnengarten, Weingut Darting Rheingau A tradition of quality! Wine: richly fragrant, racy, piquant, elegantly fruity, and delicate. 025 Riesling Kabinett, 2007 $50.00 Wickerer Mönchsgewann, Flick 028 Riesling, 2012 $45.00 Schloss Reinhartshausen, Eltville - Erbach Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Legacy of the Romans! Wine: richly fragrant, racy, piquant, elegantly fruity and delicate 032 Riesling Kabinett, 2016 $35.00 Dr.Hans von Müller 033 Haus am Markt Riesling, 2013 $40.00 Piesporter Michelsberg, Römerhof Weinkellerei 034 Riesling Spätlese 2016 $35.00* Dr.Hans von Müller 035 Zeller Schwarze Katz, Riesling, 2014 $25.00 Qualitätswein, Leonard Kreusch 049 Spätlese, 2008 $80.00 Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, Reinhold Haart Baden Kissed by the sun! Wine: fresh, fragrant, spicy, aromatic, full-bodied 058 Monkey Mountain, dry, 2017 $35.00 Riesling - Pinot Blanc - Sauvignon Blanc 059 Affentaler Riesling, 2017 $40.00* in the famous "Monkey Bottle“ * available by the glass Nahe Jewel of the Southwest! Wine: strikingly fruity, hearty, powerful, distinctive earthy finish 062 Auslese, 2014 $45.00 Prädikatswein, Schlink Haus Mittelrhein The romantic Rhine! Wine: fresh, fragrant, pithy, marked fruity acidity (sometimes austere) 066 Riesling Kabinett, 2006 $60.00 Bacharacher Hahn, Weingut Toni Jost Franken Home of the famous “Bocksbeutel“! Wine: vigorous, earthy, robust, dry, often full-bodied 071 Silvaner trocken, 2014 $45.00 Staatlicher Hofkeller, Würzburg Drink wine, and you will sleep well. -
Tiesthat Bind
OP12 • THEEDGE SINGAPORE | APRIL 23, 2007 BEHIND THE BOTTLE The Hugel family tree show- ing its roots, which can be Ties that bind traced back to 15th century Etienne Hugel shares with Jenny Tan Alsace, when founder Hans Ulrich Hugel settled in the what being part of a family means to him charming town of Riquewihr tienne Hugel can always be counted on for a good has 12 bottles… there are 12 “The Internet will quote, especially when it concerns his family winery, apostles… it’s a lucky number,” revolutionise the wine Hugel & Fils, but things are a little different, just for Hugel explains. Perrin & Fils and business. It will help today. “I hope you don’t mind, but I am here today Tenuta San Guido (producers of us keep in touch with as part of the PFV, and I’d like to speak more about the Sassicaia cult wine) are the consumers,” he says. Ethis family as a whole,” Hugel explains briskly. newly added members but, today, Indeed, years before, He was at the Raffles Hotel Singapore last month with the PFV still remains a group of 11 those who could not visit Al- the Primum Familiae Vini (PFV), a prestigious group made as finding the right member takes sace could experience the harvesting up of the world’s leading wine families. Set up in 1993 to time. “It took us six years to find a season at Hugel & Fils, as he uploaded daily vid- promote and defend the moral values that are integral in new member when Cos d’Estournel eos onto the website. -
Sherry by the Glass (75Ml)
M E D L A R Head Sommelier: Melania Battiston Assistant Head Sommelier: Alessandro Pica A P E R I T I V E S NV Manzanilla Deliciosa, En Rama, Valdespino, Sanlúcar de Bda, Spain (125ml) 8 Medlar Cocktail – Cognac, aperol, Medlar purée 14 NV Henriot Brut Souverain, Reims, Champagne, France 15 2016 Rathfinny, Brut Rosé, Sussex 17 2009 Nyetimber, Classic Cuvée, Sussex, England 18 125ml 500ml 750ml W H I T E 2019 Cicada Blanc, Chante Cigale, Rhône Valley, France 8 27 38 2019 Albariño, Castelo do Mar, Rías Baixas, Spain 9 30 45 2019 Riesling, Quinterra, Kühling-Gillot, Rheinessen, Germany 10 32 50 2018 Marsanne, Domaine Louis Chèze, Rhône Valley, France 11 35 52 2020 Sauvignon Blanc, Greywacke, Marlborough, New Zealand 12 39 58 2019 Chenin Blanc Wildeberg ‘Terroir’, Paarl, South Africa 13 44 62 2018 Chardonnay, I Sistri, Fèlsina Berardenga, Tuscany, Italy 15 48 69 R E D 2019 Merlot, Classic Series, Montes, Colchagua Valley, Chile 8 27 38 2019 Malbec, Don David, El Esteco, Cafayate Valley, Argentina 9 30 45 2019 Pinot Noir, ‘Are you Game?’, Fowles Wine, Victoria, Australia 10 32 50 2018 Côtes-du-Rhône, Le Serre de la Garde, Domaine Fond Croze, Rhône, Fr. 11 35 52 2017 Xinomavro, Kali Riza, Vieilles Vignes, Ktima Kir-Yanni, Amyndeon, Greece 12 39 58 2018 Cabernet Franc, The Other Wine Co., Kangaroo Island, S. Australia 13 44 62 2015 Diane de Belgrave, by Château Belgrave , Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux, France 15 48 69 R O S É 2019 Cuvée Pierre Martin, Domaine St Felix , Pays d’Hérault, France 9 30 45 2019 Bandol Rosé, Domaine Tempier, Provence, France -
Pfv Prize 2021 Cp
THE €100,000 PRIMUM FAMILIAE VINI PRIZE OF 2021 WINNER MAISON BERNARD IN BELGIUM Embargoed till Monday 22nd March 9.00 AM Press Release Europe’s oldest luthier workshop The Primum Familiae Vini are pleased to announce that a jury formed of one member of each of its twelve wine-making families has selected Maison Bernard in Brussels, Europe’s oldest luthier workshop, as the winner of the €100,000 PFV Prize of 2021. Maison Bernard is a world-renowned maker and repairer of violins and is managed by father and son Jan and Matthijs Strick, both famed for their extraordinary knowledge and craftsmanship. Maison Bernard has recently been entrusted with the repair of an almost priceless Stradivarius from 1732. Jan is an international authority on the Flemish th Maison Bernard school of violin making of the 17th and 18 centuries and this award will facilitate Jan’s publication of his book on violins of this period and will finance Matthijs’s travel to Chicago to gain experience with one of the world’s finest violin shops, as well as helping to guarantee the future of this wonderful family enterprise. Under the ‘Family is Sustainability’ motto - together with their long histories and the fame of their wines - the PFV aim to encourage independent family-owned companies to continue their projects and to incentivize product excellence, generational succession, social responsibility and sustainability. These values are paramount to the twelve winemaking PFV Maison Bernard Maison Bernard members. Jan Strick Matthiis Strick Watch the vidéo Maison Bernard, Winner of the 2021 PFV ‘Family is Sustainability' Prize. -
Alpine Italy
Alpine Italy Where the landscapes of northern Italy rise towards its dramatic mountain borders, the wines come with as many accents and cultural influences as the local communities. Simon Reilly takes us on a tour of the regions, and recommends 15 fascinating wines WHEN MOST PEOPLE think of the Alps, wine is In Alto Adige, cooperatives such as Cantina not the first thing that springs to mind – Terlano and Cantina Andrian produce a wide après-ski aside. But wine lovers whose Italian range of quality wines at every price point. cellars stop at the rolling hills of Langhe or Entry-level wines like Cantina Andrian’s Tuscany are missing out on some fascinating Vernatsch red and Pinot Bianco are precise wines. There are delicious wines to be found and food-friendly, offering great value. At the from Valle d’Aosta (Italy’s smallest wine- top end, Cantina Terlano’s top crus are growing region) in the west, travelling world-class, complex wines, aged in oak and through Alto Piemonte and Valtellina, to Alto then held in bottle for 10 or more years before Adige in the east. being released when deemed ready to drink. The expanse of Italy’s Alpine region, and In Alto Piemonte, a group of producers from the merging of cultures created by its Biella has formed the Associazione Vignaioli mountain borders with France, Switzerland Colline Biellesi. The passionate spokesman for and Austria, results in a great diversity of wine this group is Luca De Marchi of Proprietà styles. Yet the dramatic landscape they share Sperino (son of owner Paolo, who also owns brings similarities too. -
Silvaner Subtle, Shapely & Stylish
Silvaner subtle, shapely & stylish A RENDEZVOUS WITH TRADITION 3 THE STYLE OF SILVANER WINES Silvaner is one of the most important white grape varieties in German viticul- tural history. From its debut in Germany in the second half of the 17th century through the mid-1960s, it was the most widely planted grape variety in Germany. At its peak, it was cultivated in ca. half of Germany’s total vineyard area. It replaced inferior grape varieties, including Elbling and Gutedel, until it was supplanted by the more prolific grape Müller-Thurgau. But Silvaner has made its comeback. The world’s largest acreage of Silvaner lies in Germany, with ca. 5,000 ha (12,500 acres), where it is the fifth most important grape today, equal to 5% of the country’s vineyard area. Of this 2,371 ha (ca. 5,859 acres) are planted in Rhein hessen and 1,406 ha (3,474 acres) in Franken, the world's largest Silvaner regions. The grape is particularly adept at reflecting its terroir: mineral tones clearly underscore fruity, spicy or herbal / vegetal aromas remi- niscent of honeydew melon, apricot, apple, orange or lemon peel; coriander; celery and new-mown hay or grass; and sometimes, toasty notes – as depicted in the glass to the right. Silvaner 4 A RENDEZVOUS WITH TRADITION Leading producers plant Silvaner in top sites that are protected from wind and cold, yet have good circulation and sufficient moisture. If left unchecked, it is a prolific bearer of grapes suitable for uncomplicated everyday wines. With quality-oriented vineyard maintenance, including stringent pruning, Silvaner grapes can produce very good and excellent Prädikat wines. -
SIHA® Yeast Navigator
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