Description
Neudorf Rosies Block Albarino is exciting for me. Neudorf makes some of my favourite wines from New Zealand, and Albarino is a grape I am quite fond of. Neudorf Rosies Block Albarino comes from a single vineyard in the Moutere Hills. I’m not sure how long it’s been in the ground at Neudorf, but it is already getting some great reviews.
Sadly there was only 4 dozen Neudorf Rosies Block Albarino available for Australia. So if you want to try it, buy it now.
The team describe the Neudorf Rosies Block Albarino 2020 as:
“The nose has a distinctive blend of lime blossom and cucumber. From the start the wine has beautiful weight. It’s generous but kept in check with a backbone of acidity. The palate has moments of citrus, tropical fruits and a subtle savoury, salinity. This wine is beautifully fullsome and long yet remains refreshing and moreish.”
The team suggests drinking Neudorf Rosies Block Albarino 2020 with freshly shucked oysters, garlic steamed mussels or a slice of pan-seared tuna. While it can improve Neudorf Rosies Block Albarino will probably be best young and fresh.
[box]Neudorf Rosies Block Albarino 2020 and all wines are eligible for at least 5% off any six bottles. And 10% off any 12 bottles. Some wines will be at a more significant discount and not subject to further discounts.[/box]
The Neudorf Home block vineyard was planted in 1978. It is 5.43 hectare and makes some of the great Pinot Noir and Chardonnay of the new world. They have two other blocks and purchase from local growers. The plan is simple, low-cropping, organically farmed, dry-grown vineyards. Quality is the most important factor, and you just have to try the wines. I have loved the wines for a very long time. In 2008 my wife and I were lucky enough to have lunch at the house of owners Tim and Judy, and they are lovely people too.
Neudorf Rosies Block Albarino Wine Review
Bob Campbell MW
95 points.
“Absolutely delicious.”
Cameron Douglas MS
94 points.
“Aromatic and enticing bouquet filled with aromas of Asian spices and fresh orchard peach, sweet citrus and a fine salt-like seasoning. Crisp, refreshing, salivating and dry.”
Nelson
Nelson is a visually beautiful region on the northern tip of the South Island of New Zealand. It excels at aromatic wines such as Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir with Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Gewurztraminer all successful too. The best wines tend to come from the Moutere Hills. A unique terroir that is warmer and wetter with gravelly, clay souls that add depth to the wines.
Albarino
Native of Galicia and the main grape of D.O Rias Baixas. It has neutral juice with high acid, but with the right persuasion, it can achieve great perfume and texture. The acidity is really the key to the wine, making it refreshing and cleansing.
New Zealand Wine
New Zealand shot to fame with their unique take on Sauvignon Blanc. The wines of Marlborough were unlike anything in the world at the time. And over a decade on, a lot of people still love that style. In my opinion, they dropped the ball. It could have been the next Champagne: Limited, rare, expensive. The following fashion was the robust Pinots Noir from Central Otago; for about 18 months, they were the hot ticket red.
On the back of these fads, wine lovers discovered other regions. Pinot from Martinborough, Cabernet from Waiheke Island, reds from Hawkes Bay, the whites and Pinot from Nelson.
For me, New Zealand has a lot of potential, and perhaps their best wines are yet to come. I would argue that the wines are made to drink now or drink young. They are delicate with overt fruit, and most don’t chase savoury flavours.
Wine
Wine is the result you get from fermented grape juice. There is proof of wine production dating back 8000 years ago. Fashions, innovations and many other factors have influenced the way wine has evolved over the years.
The wine grape is impressive. It contains everything you need to make grape wine except for the yeast, which lives on the outside of the skins.
Human inputs can influence the final product, including the viticulture (growing) choices. And the winemaker can shape the wine to a point too.
The best wines of the world often refer to terroir. Terroir is a French term that refers to all the climatic, geological and topographical influences on a specific piece of land. And it is true that neighbouring vineyards, grown identically, can taste noticeably different.
White Wine
It is interesting to know that you can make white wine from almost any grape. The colour comes from the skins, and if there is no contact, there is no colour. White wines tend to be delicate, perfumed, higher in acid and lower in alcohol. It seems for this and many other reasons, it is hard to make an incredibly impressive white wine. But those that have mastered the art are indeed some of the best winemakers in the world.
It is a falsehood to think that white wine does not age as well as red wine. But it is correct that white wine, as a rule, doesn’t age for as long.
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