It’s that time again. Time to inspire me to spend more money on drinks, even though the WineArk cabinet can’t be closed properly, and the Amex is maxed out.
So, what wine, beer, and other refreshing liquids have you been buying and drinking this month?
It’s another month of not buying much and depleting the cellar, although I really couldn’t help myself to load up on a few more bottles of the latest Windows Estate releases.
Largely, that’s because I wanted more of the Windows Estate Petit Lot Chardonnay 2023. The 2021 vintage of this wine hit like a bomb two years ago, and I couldn’t help opening this new ’23 version straight away.
Stylistically, this is very much built in the modern, low-alcohol, crystalline and lean Margaret River Chardonnay style. But for all of its white flowers and grapefruit tight frame, there’s a certain expression and weight here that really convinces. It feels absolutely perfectly poised, refreshing and yet not ungenerous. It’s a star.
I’ve got one bottle left…
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