Trentham Estate Pinot Gris 2013

It is coming up to Christmas and the events are rolling in. I had two last week and a few coming up this week so the alcohol is flowing and the cash is leaving my wallet. What I suggest is putting a mixed dozen of cheaper quaffers together so you don't brake the bank or run out of booze.

This would be in the mixed dozen for me as it offers typical Gris texture at a cheap price.

Trentham Estate Pinot Gris 2013

This wine is pretty simple but carries a lot of what Gris offers at a very low price. After the grapes are picked this wine is made in a fast and fresh manner as it is pressed straight to tank and inoculated. After fermentation the wine is cleaned up and put into bottle. The wine has moments of baked apples and a little peach fuzz on a medium bodied palate. The palate feels thick but is balanced well by a nice acid kick on the back-end.

Alcohol: 12%
Price: $16
Rated: 85
Drink: Now - 2015

Sacred Hill Wines by De Bortoli

These wines are so cheap and are made in a drink now varietal manner.

Sacred Hill Moscato 2012

This smell like true Australian Moscato with notes of candied orange, spring flower and the musk sticks that I used to have when I was in my early teens. It is the one I used to get on my way home from school when I had to walk home. I used to get a 20 cent bag of mixed lollies that had one or two sticks of musk that I always saved for the end.  This wine is a crowd pleaser that has a good entry but ok length.

Alcohol: 8%
Price: $7.50
Rated: 80
Drink: Now

 

Sacred Hill Traminer Riesling 2012

The nose is the thing that wins this wine over with an exotic componant that would work with Asian style dishes. Once the wine hits just after the front palate it gets a little weird but at the price I can cope with that.

Alcohol: 12.4%

Price: $7.50

Rated: 77

Drink: Now

Sacred Hill Colombard Chardonnay 2012

Light and bright with unoaked flavours that are simple yet work well as a day to day quaffer. The citrus leads the way, with the entry the best thing of the wine. Enjoy on a wednesday after work if you had a stressful one with your boss.

Alcohol: 12.3

Price: $7.50

Rated: 79

Drink: Now

Sacred Hill Chardonnay 2012

The most varietal and flavour dominant wine of the four with melons and peaches leading the way. The medium bodied palate works well with the oak providing a liitle textural elements before the length falls away. The best of the four wines and at the price give great valeu for money.

Alcohol: 13%

Price: $7.50

Rated: 81

Drink: Now

De Bortoli La Bossa Pinot Grigio 2012

Pinot Grigio was first cultivated in in France in the early 1300s. As with many varieties it spread around the trade routes. As phylloxera decimated the root stocks in France, Italy remained with its pre-phylloxera root stocks. Generally these style wines are made to be released quickly onto the market in a zippy food friendly style.

De Bortoli La Bossa Pinot Grigio 2012

A very citrus prientated style grigio but with pear skin attached and a hint of flowers. The entry is sweet but soon the acidity pulls it into the lively end of the spectrum. The enrty level Grigios are getting better and they are so freshing for it.

Alcohol: 11.7%
Price: $10
Rated: 83
Drink: Now