Osawa Wines New ‘Prestige’ and ‘Flying Sheep’ Releases

FEATURED WINES IN THIS REVIEW

• Osawa ‘Prestige Collection’ Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2012
  Chardonnay from New Zealand - Hawke's Bay

  Review Date : 04-Aug-2013

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Bright straw-yellow colour with some green hues. The bouquet is very refined and elegant, tightly concentrated with intense, steely-fresh aromas of citrus fruits, white stonefruits, nutty oak and subtle flinty lees work, with a little creamy MLF emerging in glass. Medium-full bodied, the palate is tightly bound and elegant in proportion. The flavours of citrus fruits, nuts, flint and oak toast are driven with power and linearity. Fine, lacy acidity is in support, enlivening the fruit and providing real freshness and cut through the palate. The mouthfeel is lively and balanced, and the flavours and fine textures are carried to a very long and sustained finish. This is an elegant, refined and concentrated Chardonnay with citrussy and nutty flavours and fresh acidity. Match with seafood, poultry and pork over the next 4-5+ years. Fruit WBP and fully barrel-fermented with indigenous yeasts to 14.0% alc., the wine aged in French oak undergoing MLF and batonnage. 18.5+/20 Aug 2013 RRP $40.00
• Flying Sheep Hawke’s Bay Sangiovese 2011
  Sangiovese from New Zealand - Hawke's Bay

  Review Date : 04-Aug-2013

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  100% Sangiovese destemmed and given a cold soak, and fermented to 13.1% alc., the wine aged in French barriques. Moderately deep, garnet-hued red colour with some brick on edge. The nose is elegant with lifted, fragrant aromas of earthy red plums entwined with spicy, cedary oak notes. Medium-bodied, light plum and red berry fruit flavours are infused with cedary oak, forming a gently luscious and supple palate. The tannin extraction is modest and provides a light framework and supple textures, and the soft mouthfeel carries to a dry, grainy finish with spice and cedar flavours. This is an elegant, medium-bodied Sangiovese with spicy, cedary oak and gentle mouthfeel. Match with poultry, pasta and pizza over the next 3-4 years. 16.5+/20 Aug 2013 RRP $30.00
• Flying Sheep Hawke’s Bay Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
  Merlot from New Zealand - Hawke's Bay

  Review Date : 05-Aug-2013

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Dark, deep, black-hued garnet-red colour with some bricking on rim. The nose is soft and fine with building aromas of ripe, earthy, dark plum fruit along with subtle iron and tar elements. Medium-full bodied, the palate has a dense core of rich and luscious red plum and berry flavours. Earthy nuances intermingle with tar notes, adding detail and savoury interest. The mouthfeel is soft and rounded with supple tannins in support, and lead to a full, dry finish with cedary oak notes. This is a soft-textured Merlot-based wine with good density of plum and earthy flavours. Serve with roasted red meats and semi-hard cheeses over the next 4-5 years. A blend of 69.5% Merlot and 30.5% Merlot fermented to 14.0% alc., the wine aged in 30% new French oak barriques. 17.5-/20 Aug 2013 RRP $30.00