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January 22, 2005
The Plantagenets of Hazard
Last night I had Plantagenet's Hazard Hill 2004 Semillon/Sauvignon Blanc (Western Australia). The wine is packed with beautiful aromas of citrus, flowers, lime and, dammit, I picked up faint apricots (even if no one else did). It is crisp on the palate, where one picks up the lime and citrus, as well as a very nice, subtle minerality.
Their shiraz has temendous aromas. It opens up with a blast of cherry (the kind you associate with cherry-vanilla ice cream) and raspberry. As it gets more air, something almost like strawberries and watermellon starts to assert itself. The aromas are so nice that the wine is almost a let down on the palate (though only comparatively-it is a very nice shiraz).
Finally, I highly recommend Zuccardi Tempranillo (2001, Mendoza Argentina). Just beautiful, with restrained tannins. On the nose you get a very woodsy experience, with tobacco, mushrooms, forest berries and very nicely controlled tannins.
You can buy all three for $30-35 total.
Posted by dag at January 22, 2005 04:51 PM
Comments
where can you buy this wine (plantagenet) in the US?
Posted by: rada at May 30, 2005 08:02 PM
rada,
They have a site, including a where to buy page that mentions a US distributor, at
http://www.plantagenetwines.com/wheretobuy.html
I got the wine at Southern Season in NC (http://www.southernseason.com/). I have also heard of people finding it at places like Total Wine and Beverage.
Posted by: dag at May 31, 2005 09:51 AM