2014 Rosewood Süssreserve Riesling – Vintages 258806 – $14.95 – **** – Off-dry and well balanced. There is a very fresh feel to this wine as it has some unfermented Riesling juice added to the wine. It’s easy drinking, and is incredibly versatile with most foods. I could see myself pairing this with everything but maybe a steak. It will make a perfect pairing to chicken or pork dishes of any kind. The flavours are peach, pear and lemon with a nose of peach and honey. This is one of my “go-to’s” when I’m breaking in newbies to the wide world of wine because it is so approachable and easy to drink.
2012 Colio Bricklayer’s Reward Block 3 Merlot – Vintages 419408 – $19.95 – **** – Another hit from the Bricklayer’s series! This is rich and smoky on the nose with strawberry and plum rising out of the glass — you can almost smell the heat from the warm 2012 summer. The flavours are Currant, Plum, Blackberry with Cocoa and Coffee notes on the finish. The tannin if still big but soft around the edges making this wine approachable right now, but this should age for another 5-7 years. This is a steak wine to the core but to be honest you likely won’t find me serving this with food in my home, I will be drinking this on its own.
