Rochester, NY Spring Portfolio Tasting

TABLE 3 WINEBOW IMPORTS | PIONEER Villa Maria, Taylors Pass Sauvignon Blanc | 2022 | SRP: $27.99 New Zealand, Marlborough 30310804 6 pk $108, $100/2

The Taylors Pass Vineyard is located on the northern bank of the Awatere River in southern Marlborough. The average vine age is between14-19 years old. Sheltered from prevailing cool easterly winds, each terrace of the vineyard has varying soil types, stony gravels are nearest the river, whereas the mid-terrace has silt over gravels and the highest terrace is deeper silt over clay-papa base. This patchwork of soil types provides the vineyard with dramatically variable ripening patterns. This classy Sauvignon Blanc shows lifted aromatics of fresh garden peas and blackcurrants mingled with herbs such as coriander. 92 Decanter

Allan Scott, Sauvignon Blanc 2023 | 2023 | SRP: $19.99 New Zealand, Marlborough 30312981 $152/1, $144/2, $136/5

In 1990, Allan Scott with his wife Catherine established Allan Scott Family Winemakers, one of the first independent winemakers in the Marlborough region. Allan has worked every harvest since 1973, culminating in 40 years of expertise in the wine business, and he is credited with planting Marlborough's first and now some of its most famous vineyards. With Allan Scott, family roots run deep. 93 WS

Nautilus Estate, Pinot Noir, 2019 | 2019 | SRP: $38.99 New Zealand, Marlborough 30310216 6 pk $156/1, $148/2

The natural balance and mathematical precision of the striking Nautilus shell has been our inspiration to create expressive, textural, precisely crafted wines at Nautilus Estate since 1985, the early days of Marlborough winegrowing. Winemaker Clive Jones joined Nautilus in 1998 and has overseen our Pinot Noir programme from its inception, including planting modern, low yielding, premium Dijon clones and designing a dedicated, gravity-flow Pinot Noir winery in 2000, the first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. 93 WS

Paxton, Organic Grenache | 2022 | SRP: $32.99 Australia, McLaren Vale 30315869 6 pk $132/1, $120/2

Our Thomas Block vineyard is extremely unique, and experiences colder than average McLaren Vale mornings, and warm summer days, providing the perfect ripening conditions for producing the most elegant of red wines; this Grenache is no exception. Bush-vine Grenache from ancient soil formations. Handpicked, whole bunch, wild fermented goodness.

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