Allegiance 2014 Carpe Vinum Sauvignon Blanc and Shiraz

FEATURED WINES IN THIS REVIEW

• Allegiance ‘Carpe Vinum’ Riverina Sauvignon Blanc 2014
  Sauvignon Blanc from Australia - NSW

  Review Date : 10-Jul-2015

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Bright, light straw-yellow colour with pale green-golden hues. This has a fresh and moderately deep, uncomplicated nose of cooler-spectrum grassy and nettle-like fruit along with gooseberry, lantana and mineral nuances. Dryish to taste and light-medium bodied, the palate is up-front with fresh and juicy grassy and gooseberry fruit flavours. The mouthfeel is brisk and racy with mouthwatering minerally textures and a light phenolic line that carries the wine to a crisp, clean finish of gooseberries and nettles. This is a fresh, crisp and racy Sauvignon Blanc in the cooler spectrum with a fine, dry-textured palate. Serve as an aperitif, with seafood, and salads and vegetables over the next 2 years. Fruit from the Riverina, NSW, fermented to 12.5% alc. 16.0+/20 Jul 2015 RRP AUS$20.00
• Allegiance ‘Carpe Vinum’ Riverina Shiraz 2014
  Syrah from Australia - NSW

  Review Date : 10-Jul-2015

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Full, dark, deep, black-hued ruby-red colour, a little lighter on edge. The nose is soft and even in expression with gently full aromas of ripe, dark-red and black berried fruits, along with subtle nutty and resinous oak-like hints, and a suggestion of eucalyptus, all harmoniously melded and integrated. Medium-full bodied, the fruit flavours are restrained, gently unfolding to form a good core of sweet and ripe black berried fruits, entwined with earth, spices and eucalypt. The fruit is supported by soft, supple tannin extract and balanced acidity. Some sweet nutty and resinous nuances emerge, and lead to a moderately long finish. This is a restrained, soft and harmonious Shiraz with gentle black fruit . Serve with barbecued red meat dishes over the next 2-3 years. Riverina Shiraz fermented to 13.5% alc. 16.5-/20 Jul 2015 RRP AU$20.00