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From Boekenhoutskloof Semillon on vines planted in 1902 to Elderton's Helbig Shiraz from 1915, and Jean Foillard's Morgon from 60-year-old vines in Beaujolais, these are wines worth seeking out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"2021-garnacha-evodia-bodegas-san-alejandro","title":"2021 Garnacha 'Evodia', Bodegas San Alejandro","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"93\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"93\"\u003e Old Vine Altitude\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"95\" data-end=\"628\"\u003eBright, supple and full of easy charm, Evodia is Garnacha with real lift and lovely finesse. Raspberry, sweet-and-sour cherry and wild red berry fruit lead the way, laced with a distinctive mineral edge that keeps everything fresh and finely drawn. The palate is smooth and savoury, with soft tannins, juicy fruit and a gentle stony note that gives the wine shape and poise. There is generosity here, certainly, but it is carried with such ease that the whole wine feels elegant, fluid and beautifully drinkable from start to finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"947\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"643\"\u003eFor when:\u003c\/strong\u003e supper is casual, the charcuterie is out, and one bottle is never going to be enough.\u003cbr data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"732\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"747\"\u003ePairs with:\u003c\/strong\u003e grilled lamb, chorizo, smoky aubergine, or tomato-rich dishes with paprika.\u003cbr data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"826\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"856\"\u003eIf this wine were a place:\u003c\/strong\u003e a high, sunlit Spanish hillside with warm stone underfoot and cool air rolling in at dusk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"949\" data-end=\"1489\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eBodegas San Alejandro is a Garnacha specialist in Calatayud, where old vines and altitude shape some of Aragón’s most characterful reds. 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Lime citrus is dominant with elements of pear and rose water with long lingering acidity.\u003cbr\u003eA magnificent benchmark dry Riesling to be enjoyed now or with careful cellaring for the next ten years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Florita Story – \u003c\/strong\u003eIt starts in 1946, just after the war, when Leo Buring bought land at Watervale and planted Pedro Ximénez for sherry – the preferred wine of Australians at the time. He named the vineyard Florita, which is Spanish for ‘little flower’ – a reference to the sherry flor (or flower), the film of yeast that covers the dry flor sherry as it matures in its ullaged casks.\u003cbr\u003ePublic tastes shifted, table wine became fashionable, and in 1962 Buring’s winemaker John Vickery began to remove PX and plant Riesling. “He started to make Riesling (wine), which began to be seen as the future of Australian white wine,” says Barry. 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Juicy white pear and ripe orchard fruit lead the way, followed by a delicate line of zesty lemon that keeps the wine bright and finely tuned. The palate is soft-textured and velvety, balancing its gentle fruit richness with just enough refreshing acidity to give it shape and lift. There is nothing forced here, just a beautifully harmonious Chardonnay with real finesse, finishing long, smooth and quietly expressive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"968\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"635\"\u003eFor when:\u003c\/strong\u003e lunch is elegant, the pace is unhurried, and the white needs to feel effortlessly right.\u003cbr data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"727\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"742\"\u003ePairs with:\u003c\/strong\u003e roast chicken, creamy fish dishes, grilled prawns, or soft cheeses with a crusty baguette.\u003cbr data-start=\"833\" data-end=\"836\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"836\" data-end=\"866\"\u003eIf this wine were a place:\u003c\/strong\u003e a sunlit Burgundian slope in the late morning, with pale stone, soft light and everything in balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"970\" data-end=\"1447\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eDomaine Ferrand is based in Solutré-Pouilly in the southern Mâconnais, where Chardonnay thrives on sunny slopes and limestone-rich soils. 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There is richness here, of course, but not heaviness. The palate feels velvety and powerful, with waves of concentrated dark fruit, fine tannin and that unmistakable Amarone warmth, all held in shape by freshness and mineral tension. 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