Tasting notes

A fortnight of travel related wine consumption. . . I’ve been like this cliff top echidna, enjoying the sights  while using my nose to look for treasure. . . Riesling. Light and bright.  Parish Vineyard Riesling 2023  (Coal River, Tasmania) - v. sharp wine, with a slightly unexpected fruit profile - tangarine and pink grapefruit in the mouth. Grippy and rewarding. The  Kühling-Gillot Qvinterra Troken 2023  (Mosel) also excellent. Tight and sappy, all the usual suspects - slate and mineral in the mouth, a terpene nose, hardness with a trace of sweetness in the mouth .  A pair of complex (and costly) chardonnay.  As much as I love Chardonnay, budgetary constraints and poor access, have lead to a years (5) long hiatus between sips of Giaconda. Still - the  Giaconda Chardonnay 2016 feels like an old friend. Familiar, idiosyncratic, seemingly unchanged. Terrific nose - smouldering and complex, at times a hint of toffee. Amazing acid structure and text

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