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Is there a lively wine scene in Finland? You might not think so. The Finns have a reputation for heavy consumption of spirits to get through those long dark winters. This is what most people would associate with the country that is 70 per cent forest, has many inland lakes, and hundreds of islands off its beautiful coast. But a trip to Helsinki reveals otherwise.
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The stately row of chestnut trees glowed vibrant green with afternoon light. They seemed innocent enough as my friends and I arrived for our chestnut-picking expedition on Rod May’s farm at the base of Kangaroo Hills in Blampied, Victoria. Rod sells his produce via a box scheme and a loosely organised co-op that visits the farm every year and helps harvest whatever is in season. A few weeks ago, it was chestnuts and walnuts.
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Andrew Caillard
The 2012 St Emilions are very difficult to define. Typically the vineyards on the haunches of the escarpment are strong performers. Pomerol has made some of the most appealing wines of the vintage. Many examples possess intense dark plum fruits, mid palate sweetness and fine long graphite tannins. The best wines had lovely volume and richness with underlying palate strength and delicious vinosity. My full tasting notes for both St-Emilion and Pomerol are below.
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There is a quiet revolution taking place. A vinous shift that not so much creates a new paradigm but pays homage to tradition and ancient technique. I’m talking of Orange or Amber wines, white wines produced in the same fashion as red varieties with extended skin contact and while they can be challenging drinking for wine drinker accustomed to clear, clean white wines, in the right context and certainly with the right food they make fascinating drinking.
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Ch Climens is simply outstanding. Ch Doisy Vedrines was my pick of the UCG tastings. Ch Guiraud, Ch Sigalas Rabaud and Ch Rayne Vigneau were strong performers in a relatively weak line up. Many of the Sauternes possessed orange colours, heavy fruit, rigid structures and underlying al dente bitter-sweet textures. My complete notes on each wine are below.
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Andrew Caillard
On the left bank, 2012 is particularly reminiscent of 2004, a year that also produced wines of classic proportions and potential longevity. Full tasting notes are below.
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