WINE PICKS OF THE WEEK
Finca Los Primos Torrontés 2012, San Rafael, General Alvear, Southern Region, Mendoza, Argentina
Price: $ 11 | Score: 86/ 100
UPC: 07790703000065
Honey, ginger and baked pear mix with nectarine aromas and fresh, juicy off - dry fruit fl ecked with honey, lemon rind and apple skin fl avours. Much better than last edition and very good value too. Try this with spicy sushi.
De Bortoli DB Traminer Riesling Family Selection Traminer — Riesling 2012, Australia
Price: $ 12 | Score: 86/ 100
UPC: 9300752030463
Floral, ginger and light lychee fruit add to the fresh, juicy style of this elegant white. It is a touch on the sweet side with more lychee, baked apple, honey and citrus fl avours. A simple, fresh, juicy wine for spicy food that off ers great value.
Lindemans Bin 65 Chardonnay 2012, South Eastern Australia
Price: $ 12 | Score: 87/ 100
UPC: 012354081840
You can’t really expect more than you get here for $ 13. The style is fresh and perfectly leaned out for food with light aromatic peach and citrus notes. There’s a touch of butter to smooth out its fresh peach and light lemon and lees fl avours. A touch watery ( juicy), in a good way, in the fi nish.
Peter Lehmann Weighbridge Unwooded Chardonnay 2011, South Australia
Price: $ 13 | Score: 86/ 100
UPC: 9311910102250
Under a screwcap and made without any oak, Weighbridge attacks right off the top. Look for bright, lively green fruit nuance with a touch of grass and fi gs. Skinny, tight and linear with a wealth of citrus this wine is perfect for most shellfi sh dishes. Good value.
Castillo de Monséran Garnacha 2012, Cariñena, Aragon, Spain
Price: $ 10 | Score: 86/ 100
UPC: 3378630306227
The 2012 arrives under a screwcap, no small change for any Spanish winery. The attack is juicy, the fruit raw showing a bit more acidity than past editions with the same peppery, black raspberry earthy fruit fl avours. A solid pizza/ pasta/ chicken red now much easier to access under screwcap.
Finca Los Primos Syrah 2012, San Rafael, General Alvear, Southern Region, Mendoza, Argentina
Price: $ 12 | Score: 86/ 100
UPC: 7790703168000
Full marks for its Syrah character and black cherry jam, licorice, savoury, meaty nose. The attack is slightly lean and light with meaty, peppery, black cherry, rooty, licorice and tobacco fl avours. Fun, juicy style with light tannins to match most grilled meats. Solid value.