{"id":476,"date":"2019-11-28T08:25:03","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T08:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=476"},"modified":"2019-11-28T08:50:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T08:50:15","slug":"an-evening-with-framingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=476","title":{"rendered":"An evening with Framingham"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"476\" class=\"elementor elementor-476\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1436f56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1436f56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4066c40\" data-id=\"4066c40\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6f10a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6f10a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191119_181327-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-478\" alt=\"Framingham Marlborough wine from New Zealand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191119_181327-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191119_181327-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191119_181327-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191119_181327-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191119_181327-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191119_181327-120x90.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1def505 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1def505\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-105f80b\" data-id=\"105f80b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c60b109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c60b109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Tuesday 19th November 2019<\/strong>. A chance to spend the evening with the good people from Framingham was far too good an opportunity to pass up. I\u2019ve gradually become more and more of a fan of these edgy rock \u2018n\u2019 roll wines from Marlborough \u2013 starting, of course with their wealth of Rieslings but also the Pinot Noir, ros\u00e9 and.. who knew.. even the sauvignon blanc!\u00a0Chief goodness-creator <strong>Dr Andrew Hedley<\/strong> was in the house, assisted by star sidekick <strong>James Bowskill<\/strong>, and the evening actually held together by Marketing Guru <strong>Bridget Glackin<\/strong>. To say the evening started well and got better is my quick summary, but read on if you want an actual review.<\/p><p>Served a <strong>Framingham Sauvignon Blanc 2019<\/strong> straight off, I was a tad taken aback by the smokey, juicy, vibrant wine \u2013 and may have blurted this out as Andrew passed by \u201cDid you bring it with you?\u201d he asked. Errr, no. \u201cThen it must one of ours\u201d. Big smile.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-362fbd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"362fbd2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-366a0ba\" data-id=\"366a0ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4963ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4963ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I get the impression (they told me actually, to be fair) that Framingham doesn\u2019t do \u2018rules\u2019 too well, or \u2018boring\u2019. As the night crashed on, the wines had a uniqueness as well as a sort of \u2018fingerprint\u2019 to them. I posted \u201clive\u201d from the event these three words: <strong>Individual, Balanced, yum<\/strong>. I can stand by that.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68de659\" data-id=\"68de659\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfbbaaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cfbbaaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191119_194301-1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-480\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191119_194301-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191119_194301-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191119_194301-1-68x90.jpg 68w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191119_194301-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca8fa1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca8fa1d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4e43b0\" data-id=\"a4e43b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e545b57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e545b57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Second wine up was the <strong>2018 F-Series Framingham Sauvignon Blanc<\/strong>. An estate-grown Sav of smooth,barrel-aged juiciness. Some wild ferment at the tip, a wad of oakiness through the middle and a hint of botrytis sweetened the finish. Loving this style. Something in here for everyone \u2013 and will go on for years. Next comes a cheeky small-run <strong>F-Series Montepulciano Ros\u00e9 2019<\/strong> \u2013 no Pinot-Noir-ros\u00e9s for them. This one comes from 3 different picks, and is a dry style; ripe and vibrant, but super textural.<\/p><p>OK, a Chardonnay\u2026 the <strong>2018 Framinghan Chardonnay<\/strong> to be exact. Now, readers will know I love a good Chardy more than most. This\u2026 Didn\u2019t blow me away. Made 50\/50 tank and barrel with full lees, in what I\u2019d unhelpfully call a \u2018modern\u2019 style. Nice oatmeal characters and that good nectarine and melon fruit that tells of ripe picks and careful hands-off winemaking. But I already preferred preceding wines, and, stay tuned \u2013 there is much more on level 2 of this store.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8424003 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8424003\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fc3291\" data-id=\"0fc3291\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-806ce2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"806ce2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So, hands up who was here (just) for the Riesling? \u2013 you have arrived at your destination. A <strong>2019 F-series Old Vine Riesling<\/strong> was possibly the white wine star turn tonight. Gleaned from half a hectare of stony ground with fruit given a long hang time. Results are a wine with a generous crunchy ripeness, balanced with a big rich complexity. Again, texture and grip are all here, sweetened by that plump flavour.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c59a017\" data-id=\"c59a017\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ce9e17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ce9e17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I\u2019m always greedy for more Riesling \u2013 so on to the <strong>2019 Framingham Classic Riesling<\/strong> we trot, and it\u2019s another great textural beauty of a thing. Showing a little skin contact influence and great intensity of citrus flavours in around 8 g\/l of sugar \u2013 but with the acidity as the light shining through the wine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27996f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27996f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b14c52\" data-id=\"7b14c52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f076d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15f076d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have time for two more Rieslings \u2013 the <strong>Framingham Select Riesling 2019<\/strong> \u2013 a lower alcohol (9%) hand-harvested wine of width and detail \u2013 great food wine, with flavour to burn. And, a <strong>2019 Framingham Noble Riesling<\/strong> is a superb example of this type of wine that a few key players are doing so well in NZ. A good pick is key; and the reward is the mango, apricot and ginger flavours that gleam in this viscous honey of a wine (not made of dead mice). Obviously, aromatics are in careful hands here, and the <strong>F-Series Gewurtztraminer 2019<\/strong> completes that part of the set. A Classic-hits-segue of sorts. A lot goes on in this \u2018gift shop\u2019 of a wine. Some mandarin is on sale, with a savoury herbal tonic snifter, and some waxy floral scents from old barrels are hanging about by the till.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76d913a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76d913a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdf58f1\" data-id=\"cdf58f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c7f687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c7f687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191119_181205.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-481\" alt=\"New Zealand Pinot Noir wine by Framingham\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191119_181205.jpg 700w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191119_181205-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191119_181205-68x90.jpg 68w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-961a44f\" data-id=\"961a44f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6e4a9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6e4a9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I have a sit down. The knee is playing up in this cooler-than-recent evening. I could go a red wine now, thanks. Yes, I\u2019m happy to try the <strong>2018 Framingham Pinot Noir<\/strong> \u2013 shamefaced to say this is the first time for me. This is a wine with soul. A glassful of savoury, woody character in total balance, Tannins, yes; but lighter acidity lends a softer, gently spicy edge to this very elegant and feminine Pinot. Revived, the chatter is flowing now, and I meet a couple of fellow wine writers, and talk \u2018real\u2019 music with Bridget as the room is now half empty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81a55f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81a55f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bbdd9b\" data-id=\"3bbdd9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9efeca3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9efeca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019ve time for one more. There\u2019s no recipe followed here, but the final <strong>2018 F-Series Pinot Noir<\/strong> is another one from the Framingham album titled \u2018Greatest Hits\u2019. I\u2019d go for the more restrained remix of the previous wine, but this meaty, confident Pinot with mossy florals and spiced Ribena palate is definitely a crowd pleaser, kept back for the encore.<\/p><p>I\u2019ll be down in Marlborough in the New Year, and will for sure be dropping in to see the Framingham crowd again, and taste more \u2013 yes \u2013 there is at least double figures that we didn\u2019t try tonight \u2013 from this rule-defying riot of a winery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d04e620 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d04e620\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd741e2\" data-id=\"cd741e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a4f077 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2a4f077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday 19th November 2019. 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