Country: Italy Region: Veneto
Varietal: Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara
Colour: Red Style: Dry
Producer: Masi
Description:
Made from 3 grape varieties, this wine includes, Corvina and Rondinella. What makes it exceptional, is the 10% inclusion of a lost variety, thought to be extinct, called Oseleta. One of the vineyard hands came across one single Vine in the vineyard that held small intense berries, and tests proved it was the lost variety of Oseleta. What this brings to the wine is an intensity of fruit, and a lot of tannin. This means that this Valpolicella is capable of ageing. Compare now to the Torre Falasco wine, but also store a few bottles and see how this develops over the next 8 years. There is great potential, and it is already 5 years old.
Considered “the Valpolicella of tomorrow”, it is surprisingly intense and full-bodied with great tannins. Unexpectedly fruity, rich and approachable. The nose combines familiar Corvina aromas with the firm character of Oseleta, the forgotten native variety rediscovered by Masi. The power and audacity of this wine is expressed in its name, Toar, which refers to the volcanic rocks of its vineyards of origin. The result is an incredibly rich concentrated wine with great depth of fruit. Excellent with grilled or roasted meats.
Ageing Potential: 12 Years
Tasting Note:
The name Toar refers to the volcanic soil of the vineyards. It is a wine of great structure and modern style made from the two local Veronese grapes Corvina and the ancient Oseleta variety. The result is an incredibly rich concentrated wine with great depth of fruit. Excellent with grilled or roasted meats.
Food Matches: Red Meat / Casseroles / Venison / Risottos
Country: New Zealand Region: Marlborough
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc Vintage: 2023
Colour: White Style: Dry
Producer: Marisco Vineyards
Description
The hand-picked fruit is grown on one of the few blocks consisting of slopes and cliffs in the southern valleys over looking the Brancott Valley, Marlborough” . The beauty about old vines is that the grapes achieve such balance and that older root systems give incredible minerality and expression – reminiscent of great Pouilly Fume”. Brent Marris
Marisco Vineyards crowned NZ Winery of the Year International Wine & Spirits Competition, UK
Marlborough winery Marisco Vineyards was named New Zealand Winery of the Year. The award, presented by the International Wine & Spirits Competition, is considered one of the most prestigious international accolades and follows a dream run of eight international gold medal wins for Marisco Vineyards over the past two months.
“The competition for this level of award is enormous,” says Marisco Vineyards Proprietor and Chief Winemaker Brent Marris. “We were judged against the some of the best New Zealand wineries and it’s both thrilling and humbling to take the top spot.”
The International Wine & Spirits Competition (UK) is considered one of the top three global wine competitions, alongside the Decanter wine awards (UK) and the Sydney International Wine Competition. More than 7,000 wines were entered this year, including 340 from 74 New Zealand wineries.
Tasting Notes: Plenty of zesty fruit and grassy aromas. Very zesty on the palate with lots of lime and a nettle like herbaceousness, this is an aromatic and classic New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc with a refreshingly dry finish. Cracking as a summer party wine or with salads, seafood or chicken, this Sauvignon represents astonishing balance and finesse.