La Crotta di Vegneron, Pinot Noir, Valle d’Aosta, Italy 2015
The pretty onion skin colour of this Pinot Noir in the glass edges towards rosé...
Vintage 2015 Wine Reviews
Vintage 2015
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Villa Broglia, Gavi di Gavi, Piedmont, Italy 2015
One of Italy’s most famous white wines, Gavi di Gavi...
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Anselmo Mendes, Alvarinho, Vinho Verde, Portugal 2015
An excellent wine, with charming crisp apple, herbal tea and lemon zest notes...
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Casal de Ventozela, Alvarinho, Vinho Verde, Portugal 2015
A refreshing yet full-flavoured and leesy-textured Alvarihno (aka Albariño in Spain)...
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Luzada, Coviar Albariño, Rías Baixas, Spain 2015
It’s fresh and zesty on the palate with flavourful, ripe white summer fruits...
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Domaine de la Cadenette, Costières de Nîmes, Rhône 2015
Costières de Nîmes is the black sheep of the Rhône family. It originally belonged to the region of Languedoc-Roussillon, becoming a Rhône appellation in 2004 when it was successfully argued that the wines were closer in style to the latter...
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Pasqua, Passimento Bianco, Veneto 2015
Grown in the Valpolicella area, these Garganega grapes are partially dried, losing 20 to 30% of their weight, before fermentation...
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Villa Cerro, Leggermente Appassito, Veneto 2015
This juicy red has benefited from the addition of some partially dried grapes (leggermente appassito translates as 'slightly raisined') to the fermentation, which add texture, sugars and richness...
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Salomon Undhof, Hochterrassen, Grüner Veltliner, Kremstal, Austria 2015
The perfect everyday-drinking Grüner, boasting white pepper and herb flavours with citrus hints...
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Hedges, CMS Sauvignon Blanc, Washington State, USA 2015
Washington State may have built a reputation for top-notch reds but the whites are worth seeking out...
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Domaine Quintin, Rive Droite, Coteaux du Giennois, Loire, France 2015
The Sauvignon Blancs from this small appellation, in the shadow of neighbours Sancerre...
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Vasse Felix, Filius Chardonnay, Margaret River 2015
This Chardonnay evokes the rich style of barrel fermented white Rioja, with its citrus, caramelised apple and oak aromas and intense fresh green and baked apple fruit flavours...
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Rojalet, Negre, Montsant 2015
20 and 30 year old Carignan and Garnacha vines are overseen by Carlos Escolar - a young winemaker who coaxes extraordinary flavours from the harsh landscape of Montsant, which almost completely encircles the more famous Priorat...
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Bodegas Beronia, Viura, Rioja 2015
A young, fresh white from 100% Viura, this has a delicate citrus nose which leads into a pink grapefruit and lemon palate...
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Adnams, Tempranillo, Baja Aragon 2015
This well priced Tempranillo has typical baked strawberry and fresh raspberry aromas...
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Jean-Paul Thévenet, Tradition Le Clachet, Morgon, Beaujolais 2015
Jean-Paul Thévenet needs little introduction in Beaujolais; he is one of the gang of four (the others being Guy Breton, Jean Foillard & Marcel Lapierre) to start the natural wine movement in the region...
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Domaine de la Voûte des Crozes, Côte de Brouilly, Beaujolais 2015
Trained as an oenologist in Beaune followed by a brief internship in California, Nicole Chanrion returned to her roots in Beaujolais and took over the 6.5 hectare domaine from her father in 1988...
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Domaine Jean Foillard, Côte de Py, Morgon, Beaujolais 2015
Foillard is another of the gang of four credited with kickstarting a return to traditional methods and the natural wine movement in Beaujolais...
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Abbotts & Delaunay, Merlot, Languedoc 2015
This is a joint venture between two winemakers from different sides of the world: Nerida Abbot from Australia and Laurent Delaunay from Burgundy...
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Weinhof Waldschütz, Riesling Classic, Kamptal 2015
Green apple and lime aromas are joined by a hint of fragrant rosewater. The palate is lean and crisp, with green apple and subtle apricot flavours that sit alongside a steely, stony character...
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Mount Langi Ghiran, Billi Billi Riesling, Grampians 2015
The rugged landscape of the Great Dividing Range in the Grampians has produced a beautifully cultured wine, with a honeyed, fruit-forward nose...
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Domäne Wachau, Grüner Veltliner, Smaragd Achleiten, Wachau 2015
A steep-sloped single vineyard site surrounded by 12th century dry stone walls, Achleiten is one of the most highly regarded sites in the village of Weissenkirchen...
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Zull, Grüner Veltliner Äußere Bergen Reserve, Weinviertel 2015
Aged half in large oak barrels and half in stainless tanks, this old vine Grüner has a very mineral style...
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Eschenhof Holzer, Zweigelt, Wagram 2015
The fruity characteristics of this grape variety are emphasised by fermenting unusually cold (22-26°C) and slow...
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Tomi No Oka Winery, Koshu, Tomi No Oka, Yamanashi 2015
Apple, pear and subtle spice aromas lead into a palate of lemon and green apple fruits that are accompanied by notes of mandarin and a fresh acidity...
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Abbesse, Sauvignon Blanc, Val de Loire 2015
This Sancerre look-alike from Touraine will not disappoint, especially with a price tag of less than a tenner! Made exclusively for Laithwaites, this is spring in a glass...
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Domaine Guyot, Les Loges, Pouilly-Fumé, Loire 2015
A fabulous Sauvignon crafted by a fifth-generation family domaine in the heart of the appellation. The nose opens up to white stony fruit, hints of elderberry, and the classic herbaceous aromas...
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Les Demoiselles, Sauvignon Blanc, Touraine, Loire 2015
This is an own-label created and blended by Lance Foyster MW and today it is in the careful hands of the winemaker, Lionel Gosseaume from Domaine de Pierre...
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The Cubist, Garnacha, Calatayud, Spain 2015
A perennial favourite in the sub-£10 range. Rich aromas and flavours of dark fruit...
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La Violetta, Yé-Yé Blanc, Great Southern, Western Australia 2015
Apparently winemaker Andrew Hoadley named this wine after what you'd exclaim joyfully after one sip. Fronted by Riesling's soft yet tart juiciness and bright acidity, there's lovely mounthfeel, florality and minerality from the Viognier, Gewurztraminer and Vermentino...
