Wines for the weekend: February 2023
Each month Decanter’s editorial team tastes and rates a number of wines to be included in the magazine’s ‘weekend wines’ section. This selection covers our seven standout buys to impress priced £20-£50.
Get through the working week, and it’s time to crack open something a little bit more special.
As a companion selection to our 25 wines under £20, the Decanter team has selected seven standout bottles that are sure to impress, all available in the UK and priced between £20 and £50.
Must-try red: An Approach to Relaxation, Sucette, Barossa Valley, South Australia 2018
Wines for the weekend: February 2023
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Artelium, Blanc de Blancs, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, 2015
Sourced from a single vineyard in Hampshire, this is a delicate Blanc de Blancs featuring a leesy nose of yellow apple, orange rind and citrus....
2015
ArteliumEast Sussex
Elena Walch, Vigna Castel Ringberg Pinot Grigio, Alto Adige/Südtirol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 2020
Talented winemaker Walch has produced an impressive Pinot Grigio, partially fermented in French oak barriques for added texture. It has a focused, steely aroma with...
2020
Elena WalchAlto Adige/Südtirol
Talbott, Sleepy Hollow Chardonnay, Monterey County, Santa Lucia Highlands, California, USA, 2018
This vineyard lies 34km from the coast and the maritime influence lengthens the hang time, concentrating flavours. A spiced butter creaminess dominates – almost Indian...
2018
TalbottMonterey County
Mas Foulaquier, Orange à la Mer, Vin de France, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, 2021
The product of Muscat largely from Roussillon with Grenache Blanc from Languedoc, macerated for three months on skins, this is orange wine on fine form....
2021
Mas FoulaquierVin de France
An Approach to Relaxation, Sucette, Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia, 2018
Made by well-travelled American sommeliers Richard and Carla Rza Betts from a 150-year-old plot of dry-farmed Grenache in the Barossa Valley, this wine is their...
2018
An Approach to RelaxationBarossa Valley
Pulenta Estate, Gran Corte VII, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina, 2018
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This Argentinian take on a Bordeaux blend is a classy customer, combining 42% Malbec, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot and 6% Tannat – all organic. Beguiling aromatics: black cherry edged in black pepper, smoke, herbs and flowers. Luscious black berries and cherry fruit on the palate, with fine, ripe tannins. Structured and intense but beautifully balanced.
2018
Pulenta EstateLuján de Cuyo
Dog Point, Pinot Noir, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2020
Impressive (but not intrusive) oak-driven aromas of smoky butterscotch and coconut nougat overlay raspberry and cherry stone. More of this follows on the tight but...
2020
Dog Point
