Glengarry's Sunday ramblings of all things vinous, grain and glorious. The Sunday Sediment. Issue One Hundred and Four Brittany, Welcome to the One Hundred and Fourth edition of The Sunday Sediment, a collection of what’s new, what’s on and what’s happening instore at Glengarry and within the world of wine. Sip away.
ZEPHYR | IS THAT A MARK III WE HEAR?
Ah, the Zephyr Mark III. The trusty Ford (pinnacle of the Marks, some would argue) has long passed into New Zealand folklore, but there are still a few hangers-on, and we think the Zephyr Winery’s Ben Glover might be one of them. A tribute, then; whole bunch pressed, ancient oak barrels, feral ferment (a bit like the Mark III itself), no stirring, no sulphur, complex fennel and melon flavours accompanied by keen acid. It’s a classic, innit? Read More..
FRANCE | BURGUNDY
The wines produced here are among the world’s greatest. The only simple thing about Burgundy is that if it’s red, it’s Pinot Noir or Gamay and if it’s white, it’s Chardonnay. From there on it gets trickier. Inheritance laws have seen vineyards divided into ever smaller family parcels. In a sea of small producers, it is not uncommon for a single vineyard to have numerous owners. Read More..
DOMAINE DE BELLENE Most of us have grown to accept that the nomenclature of Burgundy wines can be confusing, but when you discover that the wines of Maison de Nicolas Potel are not anything to do with the maverick man himself, that he now has his own estate, Domaine de Bellene located in a 15th-Century abbey in Beaune - you can do an eye roll worthy of the French themselves. The untimely death of his revered father, Gerard, and difficult financial dealings under his own name saw the young and dynamic artisan one of the new Burgundian breed - launch Domaine de Bellene. Nicolas has converted many of his growers to organic practices, and
adhering religiously to his philosophy, Domaine de Bellene is 100% Organic, Carbon Neutral and uses donkeys and horses for all vineyard work. Nicolas Potel has gone from strength to strength, establishing himself as one of Burgundy’s top winemakers. Read More..
FRANCE | BEAUJOLAIS
Officially part of Burgundy, the nonetheless independent Beaujolais froths with highly fragrant and vibrantly flavoursome reds made from Gamay, a thin-skinned – hence low-tannin – grape that the 4,000-plus growers of the region put to (mostly) good use. Almost all of them sell to large co-operatives or negoçiants, with Georges Duboeuf the biggest and the most innovative. Read More..
GEORGES DUBOEUF
The undisputed King of Beaujolais is Georges Duboeuf, who started by roaming the region in his VW back in the 1960’s, making wine wherever he stopped, and whose company now produces upwards of 3 million cases a year, making him one of France's largest and bestknown wine merchants.
An innovator in the way Beaujolais was made, he also took the concept of Beaujolais Nouveau to new heights. It is now one of the wine world's most famous events, and accounts for a fifth of his annual production (approximately 4 million bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau alone). It centres around the concept of being the first wine of the vintage, with much fanfare made of the wine's release on the third Thursday in November. Read More..
GLENGARRY JULY TOP 10 | #1 TRINITY HILL
Trinity Hill's reputation is based on their ability to produce outstanding wines that explode with fruit character and yet retain the sophistication
and complexity we would expect from old world wines. John Hancock is regarded as one of New Zealand’s leading and most innovative winemakers. His wines are highly respected worldwide and are listed in many 3-Star Michelin restaurants, including Ramsay's - London, Lucas Carton - Paris, Paul Bocuse – Lyon, and La Pyramide - Rhone Valley. Numerous top tier accolades and praise has gone to Trinity Hill over the years. Trinity Hill is clearly one of Hawke's Bay’s first division wineries. Read More..
TASTINGS AND EVENTS
BROOKFIELDS WITH PETER ROBERTSON | THORNDON Founded in 1937, Brookfields is Hawke's Bay's oldest boutique winery. Brookfields was purchased by Peter Robertson in 1977 and he set about making it one of the leading wineries in Hawke's Bay today. It is a family affair with wife Sharon and daughter Rachael also part of the team. It is a fabulous place to visit and you are always assured of a warm welcome. We are blessed to have Peter in the house to present
WHEN: Wednesday 24 July WHERE: Glengarry Thorndon, 53 Hutt Rd Thorndon TIME: 6.00pm
eight stunning wines and explain the journey that got him to this point. Read more....
MOUNT EDEN MALT CLUB : SHERRY TERROIR MEETS THE SPIRITS OF SPEYSIDE Scattered along the River Spey, towards the Northern Sea, is where you will find the Spirit of Speyside. Home to the highest density of distilleries, with a magnitude of styles from light and grassy, to rich and complex, one could spend many a night tasting through this region. This diversity opens up the whisky to a range of various cask finishes, imprinted with flavours from the wine before adding a taste of terroir. Tonight we will taste the diversity of Speyside's natural styles, married with the terroir of Sherry's dried dark fruits and nuttiness.
WHEN: Thursday 25 July WHERE: Glengarry Mt Eden Village, 417 Mount Eden Road Mount Eden TIME: 7.00pm
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GREY LYNN NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTY
WHEN: Friday 26 July & Saturday 27 July WHERE: Glengarry Grey Lynn, 23 Williamson Ave Grey Lynn TIME: Friday: 4.00am-8.00pm Saturday: 11.00am-4.00pm
Join us at our Grey Lynn Neighbourhood Party this weekend, Friday 5-7pm and Saturday 114pm, as we celebrate the opening of our new store. We'll have wine, beer and spirits tastings along with the Jack Daniel's BBQ food truck onsite, live music, and heaps of fun activities throughout. There's no need to book for any of these events, just pop on down and say hi - we are so looking forward to showing you our new store. Our friends from Behemoth Brewing Company, Blush, Cardrona Distillery, Garage Project, Scapegrace, Master of Ceremonies, No.1 Family Estate, Rockburn Wines, Moet andf Kumeu River will be here over the weekend and can't wait to show you what they've got coming out soon! Read more....
WINE GEEKS | THE GREAT WHITE WINES OF FRANCE France is home to some of the most diverse landscapes of the old world, with numerous wine producing regions scattered across it. It is unsurprising to see stylistic diversity of wines to match. To fully appreciate its diversity, we have found a few treats from the more prestigious white wine producing regions of France. We have looked for wine with reasonable bottle age, styles you may not necessarily try every day, and with an average bottle price of $90. Read more....
WHEN: Thursday 1 August WHERE: Glengarry Mt Eden Village, 417 Mount Eden Road Mount Eden TIME: 7.00pm
SHADES OF ROSE | SOUTHERN FRANCE To think, 10 years ago, the word 'rose' in New Zealand meant nothing more than a beautiful flower. Fast forward to 2019 and now it’s as much a 'go to' wine style as any Marlborough Sauv, and what’s not to love? The only problem with rose is where to start! We thought, why not run a tasting series that's all about rose? So that's just what we've done. Four nights of fivestar rose tasting. WHEN: Thursday 8 August WHERE: Glengarry Mt Eden Village, 417 Mount Eden Road Mount Eden TIME: 7.00pm
Night one, we zoom around Southern France and compare the three appellations of Languedoc, Southern Rhone, and Provence. Night two, we explore roses from Europe, Australia and South America. Night three, we taste roses from New Zealand's 2019 vintage. For our fourth and final night, we focus on methode traditional rose and of course champagne. Read more....
CA DEL BOSCO AND CHAMPAGNE We hesitated before we put the title on this tasting. It is tempting to put 'Ca del Bosco versus Champagne' but it is not a tasting
whereby we pick a winner, more of an exploration of the styles. Our expectation is that we will enjoy every wine for its own charm and personality. The story of Ca del Bosco began in the 1960's when Anna Maria Zanella bought a little house surrounded by chestnut trees in little known area called Franciocorta, where she planted vines. For her son Maurizio, it was a lightning bolt that ignited a vision, he then went to Champagne and came back determined to make something similar. What was once a Chestnut wood has now become one of the most trailblazing wineries in Italy. On the flip side we have the champagnes - as far as history and marketing themselves goes, as a region they are unbeatable. This will be a fun evening with a little bit of serious thrown in as we taste through these wines.
WHEN: Wednesday 14 August WHERE: Glengarry Thorndon, 53 Hutt Rd Thorndon TIME: 6.00pm
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MEET THE WINE MAKER | RICHARD PAINTER, LEFT FIELD Like all great wine makers, Richard ‘fell’ into a passion for wine. While studying Geography at the University of Otago, Richard worked numerous bar jobs. He soon found a love for wine, and the science behind the wine making process. It was only natural for him to start making wine, and thus, enjoying the best of both worlds.
WHEN: Wednesday 21 August WHERE: Glengarry Mt Eden Village, 417 Mount Eden Road Mount Eden TIME: 7.00pm
Working through various wine making regions of NZ and the USA, Richard eventually found his home in the Hawke's Bay, and the bold red wines that the Gimblett Gravels produce. After three years as the assistant wine maker for Vidal, he now leads the team at Te Awa. Join us for a night of great yarns and great wines from Te Awa's Left Field range. Read more....
ANNUAL 1ST GROWTH BORDEAUX TASTING - THE INCREDIBLE 2016 VINTAGE
As Bordeaux specialists, each year when the latest vintage of En Primeur arrives, we like to taste the best of the best. The 1st Growths are the greatest Cabernet and Merlot dominant wines in the world and have held this position for hundreds of years. Embark on the vinous journey of a lifetime, as we taste our way through over $14k worth of the magnificent 2016 vintage. It was thought 2015 would be hard to top, but now in bottle 2016 is even better, and looking like one of the finest vintages of all time. This is a very rare opportunity to try these phenomenal Bordeaux side by side and hear the history and stories of each Chateau. Click to see what we will be tasting...
WHEN: Thursday 22 August WHERE: Glengarry Victoria Park, 118 Wellesley St West Auckland TIME: 7.00pm
MALT CLUB | GLENMORANGIE GRAND VINTAGE 1991 LAUNCH Tonight we will be getting an exclusive look at the new 1991 Grand Vintage single malt, the 4th release in this series. With Glenmorangie one of the first distilleries to release and market a cask finished single malt we will taste through their extended maturation range, the likes of Lasanta and Quinta Ruban, before finishing the evening with the 1991 which was aged in ex Oloroso Sherry casks and finished in Burgundy barrels. WHEN: Wednesday 28 August WHERE: Glengarry Victoria Park, 118 Wellesley St West Auckland TIME: 7.00pm
WESTMERE WINE CLUB AUGUST | LEFT FIELD WITH RICHARD PAINTER Left Field is part of the Te Awa Collection, a trio of entities fashioned by the able and experienced winemaking team of Richard Painter and Ant Mackenzie, its pulse emanating from the heart of Hawke's Bay's globally regarded Gimblett Gravels. The winemakers literally went to the left side of the vineyard in their search for inspiration, and while these are not edgy explorations of obscure varietals, they
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are nonetheless finely executed expressions made by expert winemakers, approachable, consumer-oriented and much more than a mere branding exercise. Painter and Mackenzie source their fruit from selected premium regional vineyards to craft wines that are sophisticated without being stand-offish.
WHEN: Thursday 22 August WHERE: Glengarry Westmere, 164 Garnet Rd Westmere TIME: 7.00pm
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TAKAPUNA WINECLUB | DOG POINT VINEYARD WITH MATT SUTHERLAND
WHEN: Tuesday 3 September WHERE: Glengarry Takapuna, Cnr Hurstmere & Killarney Takapuna TIME: 7.00pm
Since 2002 Dog Point Vineyard have earned local and international acclaim for their take on classic Marlborough wines. Certified organic and with a passion for regional distinctiveness, Dog Point are also known and unusual for their focus being on just three varieties: Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. For this tasting we will taste their expressions of these classic varieties, and with a spotlight on their barrel fermented and aged Sauvignon Blanc - the Section 94. Produced from some of the oldest vines in Marlborough, the Section 94 is a unique style of wine that not only is markedly different in tasting profile from a more "traditional" New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, but one can also be cellared and aged. Read more....
FINE WINES OF NEW ZEALAND | CHARDONNAY Glengarry Wines are putting together two unique master classes in August to celebrate the Fine Wines of New Zealand 2019 list. These evenings will be hosted by Sam Harrop MW, one of the team who selected the wines for the list, and winemakers from each winery. The first evening will be focused on Chardonnay, looking at recent and past vintages from four of the wineries in the Fine Wines list. The second will be on New Zealand’s up and coming red wine star, Syrah, as with the Chardonnay looking at recent and past vintages. These will be memorable and unique events that will sell out.
WHEN: Wednesday 4 September WHERE: Glengarry Victoria Park, 118 Wellesley St West Auckland
The Chardonnay Master Class will include Dog Point, Greywacke, Kumeu River and Neudorf. Read more....
That's it for this week's Sunday Sediment. Issue One Hundred and Five will be winging its way to your inbox next Sunday. Cheers,
Jak Jakicevich
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