Sem/Sav blend. Grape fruit, green apple, lemon, guava, gooseberry and fresh cut grass. Nice drive and persistence on the palate, drinks well. — 8 years ago
Don't know how Delectable would do this. Winner of this year's Young Guns of Wine, Dormilona wines' new releases. From left to right:
2016 Clayface Pet Nat: Chenin. In typical Dormilona Clayface manner, fermented in amphora terracota pots. Wild ferment. No sulphur, fining, or filtration.
2016 Skinnie: Stunning skinnie made of Sauv Blanc. Again, fermented in amphora. Aged in amphora and barrel (old?). Battonage. Minimal sulphur. A smart and most importantly, delicious orange.
2016 Chenin Blanc: Oh wow! Seriously gotta have more Chenin from the Margaret. Gotta love the creaminess leesiness minerality length of this wine.
2016 Rosado: Rosé from Tempranillo. Solid! Though it didn't really stand out in this crowd.
Jo and Jimmy are truly rising stars of the region! Can't wait to see more of their wines. — 8 years ago
Aged in amphora
This wine might be a revelation to someone
Straw yellow and brilliant aspect
Nose of yellow Apple, yellow peach
Almonds and marzipan
Hints of clay and wet stones
Some ginger
Lovely feeling at the palate
And quite long too
Great grapes must have been used
540 bottles produced
I can't tell the vintage, it got wet and then kind of erased🤦♂️
It looks young though — 4 years ago
Not giving much now. Wonder how this would track down the road. — 8 years ago
Vivid currant and blackberry. Fresh acidity and singing fruit. Oak totally in the background. Bramble fruit and wet dew makes this lively. — 10 years ago
So damn delicious. Had this at two tastings on consecutive days.
Note from Mike Bennie (Wine Front 2017, PWS notes):
Whole bunch press. Demi-muid and barriques (pretty sure all old oak - how many years?). One of those exquisite clear perfumes, fresh cut stone fruit, marzipan, blanched almonds, and faint seaspray. Glossy texture, intense grapefruit orientated flavours. So very silky through its finish, then mouth-watering. Such a beautiful, pure carriage of flavour. Classy as. — 8 years ago
Bingo! Sauv Skinnie 2015 Phenolics gone wild.
Two bottles in... — 9 years ago
Daniel Makarounas
Vegan friendly, light and easy to drink — 4 years ago