Framingham 2013 Sauvignon and 2012 Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer

FEATURED WINES IN THIS REVIEW

• Framingham Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013
  Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand - Marlborough

  Review Date : 24-Sep-2013

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Bright, very pale straw colour, pale on rim. The nose is softly full and gently concentrated with deep passionfruit aromas infused with flint and mineral elements, revealing herbal and nettle notes in the glass. Dry to taste and medium-bodied, soft, but well-bound flavours of minerals and passionfruit form a fine-textured core and line. The flinty lees work is a feature and along with the phenolics provides a dry mouthfeel. The wine has density and presence, and the fullness is enhanced by soft acidity. The flavours carry through to a textured finish lifted with some acid zestiness. This is a soft and dry, passionfruity Sauvignon Blanc with some density and texture. Serve with Mediterranean fare over the next 2 years. Fruit fermented to 13.0% alc. with approx. 7% in barriques and puncheons, this portion undergoing MLF, the wine undergoing batonnage. 17.5/20 Sep 2013 RRP $21.00
• Framingham Marlborough Pinot Gris 2012
  Pinot Gris from New Zealand - Marlborough

  Review Date : 27-Sep-2013

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Hand-picked fruit, with 30% indigenous yeast fermentation in seasoned oak and stainless barrels to 14.0% alc. and 8 g/L RS, the wild yeast portion undergoing some MLF and the wine lees-stirred for 6 months. Full, even straw-yellow colour, lighter on rim. The bouquet is softly full and broad with ripe yellow stonefruit aromas along with pears, honey, florals and spices, along with nuts and flint nuances. This is very complex in the Alsace style. Dryish to taste, rich yellow stonefruit flavours are infused with honey and nutty elements, and complex detail unfolds in the glass. The mouthfeel is soft and rounded with a lush, near-unctuous texture. Some alcohol warmth is apparent and adds to the drive and power, but balanced by subtle background acidity. The flavours build and lead to a full and rich finish with lingering savoury stonefruit, pear and nutty notes. This is a rich, weighty, subtly layered, dryish Pinot Gris in the Alsace style. Serve with most white meat courses over the next 4-5 years. 18.5-/20 Sep 2013 RRP $25.00
• Framingham Marlborough Gewurztraminer 2012
  Gewurztraminer from New Zealand - Marlborough

  Review Date : 24-Sep-2013

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  All indigenous yeast fermented, 60% in seasoned oak and 40% in stainless barrels to 14.0% alc. and approx. 11 g/L RS. Bright, full, straw-yellow colour, pale on rim. This has a soft, voluminous nose with good depth of ripe yellow stonefruit and tropical fruit aromas revealing layers of yellow florals, apricots, ginger and musk. Off-dry to taste, soft, mellow and mouthfilling flavours of ripe. savoury yellow stonefruits meld with exotic florals, nuts, musk and ginger. The mouthfeel is smooth and oily, with lush honey, creaming soda and caramel nuances adding to the richness. The palate has breadth and weight, with alcohol drive, the low acidity enhancing the roundness and mellow textures. Smooth flowing and seamless, the flavours lead to a full, unctuous finish of caramel and musk. This is a softly rich and unctuous, off-dry Gewurztraminer with mouthfilling burnished flavours in the modern Alsace style. Match with Middle Eastern and Asian fare over the next 4-5 years. 18.0/20 Sep 2013 RRP $30.00