{"id":8097,"date":"2023-03-25T06:46:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T17:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=8097"},"modified":"2023-03-25T06:46:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T17:46:21","slug":"a-late-summer-selection-from-laithwaites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=8097","title":{"rendered":"A late summer selection from Laithwaites"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8097\" class=\"elementor elementor-8097\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-318d71b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"318d71b\" 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-b2cd4cf\" data-id=\"b2cd4cf\" 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-be18941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be18941\" 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>Starting with a white that wouldn\u2019t be on most people\u2019s table this weekend &#8211; <b>Ch\u00e2teau Le Coin Sauvignon Gris 2020<\/b>. A single varietal white wine, from Bordeaux, in France, sealed under cork. A translucent, very pale gold colour. Lime, grapefruit, white pepper, red apple, green capsicum and fennel on the nose. Very dry, with a bracing, saline acidity, quite tight and linear into the palate. As the wine unwinds, there are richer, smoky and toasted spice notes that contrast nicely with the crisp opening. This paired very well with steamed mussels and a smoked fish pat\u00e9 as an aperitif &#8211; handling the stronger flavours well, and was served well chilled. A good persistence to the finish &#8211; clean and pithy. <b>89pts<\/b><\/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-317f316 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"317f316\" 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-81ff600\" data-id=\"81ff600\" 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-c5e4005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5e4005\" 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=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chateu-le-Coin-Sav-Gris-1024x636.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8107\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chateu-le-Coin-Sav-Gris-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chateu-le-Coin-Sav-Gris-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chateu-le-Coin-Sav-Gris-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chateu-le-Coin-Sav-Gris-1536x954.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chateu-le-Coin-Sav-Gris-348x215.jpg 348w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chateu-le-Coin-Sav-Gris.jpg 1600w\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e126c41\" data-id=\"e126c41\" 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-41c07a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41c07a6\" 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=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Field-of-Stones-22-1024x685.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8100\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Field-of-Stones-22-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Field-of-Stones-22-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Field-of-Stones-22-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Field-of-Stones-22-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Field-of-Stones-22.jpg 1600w\" 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-71b5d27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71b5d27\" 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-6a46d46\" data-id=\"6a46d46\" 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-2d5f3c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d5f3c5\" 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><b>Field of Stones Sauvignon Blanc 2022 <\/b>is made by Forrest in Marlborough. The flavours here are easy for a New Zealand audience to understand, as they are in that familiar range of lemon, apple, grapefruit, blackcurrant and passionfruit flavours. It has an easy-going body, with nothing out of place, but does have a stony minerality lurking in the middle, and a bounce of acidity that steers you through that crisp fruit. <b>88pts<\/b><\/p><p><b>Eve\u2019s Paddock Riesling 2021 <\/b>from Eden Valley, South Australia &#8211; a great source of Riesling, often piercingly dry and tangy. This is a translucent pale green in the glass, with a tight, restrained nose of lemongrass, green apple, lime leaf, dried pineapple and orange blossom. The palate is bone dry, and does have that brisk, briney acidity, but look out for some spice following through from the nose, and plenty of zesty fruit. Bursts with energy and zing, bristling through the palate, to a crunchy, mouth-watering finish. <b>88pts<\/b><\/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-809973e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"809973e\" 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-84afa3e\" data-id=\"84afa3e\" 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-2a1487d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a1487d\" 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=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Eves-Paddock-Rielsing-21-1024x669.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8105\" alt=\"Eves Paddock Rielsing 21\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Eves-Paddock-Rielsing-21-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Eves-Paddock-Rielsing-21-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Eves-Paddock-Rielsing-21-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Eves-Paddock-Rielsing-21-1536x1003.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Eves-Paddock-Rielsing-21.jpg 1600w\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31fdc5c\" data-id=\"31fdc5c\" 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-7852a33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7852a33\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Aquarius-Marsanne-1024x658.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8104\" alt=\"Aquarius Marsanne\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Aquarius-Marsanne-1024x658.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Aquarius-Marsanne-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Aquarius-Marsanne-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Aquarius-Marsanne-1536x987.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Aquarius-Marsanne.jpg 1908w\" 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-c83a003 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c83a003\" 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-4f99e32\" data-id=\"4f99e32\" 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-aa3323f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa3323f\" 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><b>McPherson Aquarius Marsanne Viognier<\/b>, a blend of Southern Rhone varietals. from the Goulburn Valley in Central Victoria. A super-cool, hip label! A light golden colour in the glass, with a perfume led by floral notes of honeysuckle and flowering citrus. More citrus, ginger, chestnut, peach and red apple follow on the nose. The Viognier leans towards the pretty, sweeter side, with the Marsanne adding more structure, depth and complexity. Good minerality and acidity, with some fruit tannin adding a phenolic bite, but the texture envelops the palate towards the end, in a swathe of generous lushness. <b>91pts<\/b><\/p><p>The first red wine is from one of my favourite regions for red wines &#8211; <b>Richard Hamilton Shiraz 2020<\/b> is from McLaren Vale. I tasted their \u2018Lot 148 Merlot\u2019 recently &#8211; it featured on the Australian side of our <i>Single Varietal Reds Top 10 Tasting<\/i> &#8211; www.winefolio.co.nz\/?p=6756. Blackcurrant, raspberry, black pepper, cedar and chocolate on the nose. A good tang of crunchy, ripe fruit powers the palate which has some powerful weight &#8211; quite burly and robust. Firm, fuzzy tannin, and a soft texture. A straightforward example of a Shiraz &#8211; this should be a crowd-pleaser. <b>88pts<\/b><\/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-6f2bae4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f2bae4\" 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-339eace\" data-id=\"339eace\" 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-71c7d80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71c7d80\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Rich-Hamilton-1024x653.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8113\" alt=\"Rich Hamilton shiraz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Rich-Hamilton-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Rich-Hamilton-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Rich-Hamilton-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Rich-Hamilton-1536x979.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Rich-Hamilton.jpg 1600w\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42fa041\" data-id=\"42fa041\" 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-d035c01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d035c01\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Amoras-Portugal-1024x650.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8115\" alt=\"Amoras Portugal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Amoras-Portugal-1024x650.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Amoras-Portugal-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Amoras-Portugal-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Amoras-Portugal-1536x974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Amoras-Portugal.jpg 1600w\" 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-cb6ff5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb6ff5c\" 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-425b663\" data-id=\"425b663\" 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-828faf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"828faf9\" 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><b>Jos\u00e9 Luis Oilveira da Silva \u2018Amoras de Portugal\u2019 2020 <\/b>is from the area south of capital Lisbon. Using local varietals &#8211; Castel\u00e3o, Camarate, Touriga Nacional and Alicante Bouschet. A definite warm-climate wine, laden with jammy, juicy flavours of kirsch, plum, cherry and cassis. Oak frames the ruby fruit with vanilla and toasty cedar, and the tannins are supple and savoury. A touch on the sweet side, but unctuous and ripely delicious because of that. A great alternative to a big Aussie red if you\u2019re looking to explore. <b>90pts<\/b><\/p><p><b>Jeanneret Cabernet Shiraz 2019<\/b> is from Clare Valley and has an intriguing information-led label that looks like something from a spreadsheet, detailing all the component facts and figures. A dense inky garnet in the glass, with a bold, juicy perfume. Blackcurrant dominates but a big dose of ripe boysenberry and damson plum comes in as well. Black pepper, graphite and toasted middle-eastern spices aplenty. The tannin is fine, quite supple, and the acidity is also moderate, but the full bodied palate remains quite firm. A smoother edge comes from the texture &#8211; pillowy and mouth-filling. A great, charry, savoury finish. Good example of a big, bold Aussie red. <b>92pts<\/b><\/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-ff03113 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff03113\" 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-e7f3eaa\" data-id=\"e7f3eaa\" 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-2028025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2028025\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Jeannerat-Cab-Shiraz-1024x670.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8111\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Jeannerat-Cab-Shiraz-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Jeannerat-Cab-Shiraz-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Jeannerat-Cab-Shiraz-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Jeannerat-Cab-Shiraz-1536x1005.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Jeannerat-Cab-Shiraz.jpg 1600w\" 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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting with a white that wouldn\u2019t be on most people\u2019s table this weekend &#8211; Ch\u00e2teau Le Coin Sauvignon Gris 2020. 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