The Label Project – Wine 1

The label project is a very exciting project about not judging a wine by its label. I was asked to take part, am a willing subject, to see if I could guess the wine(s), more of a personal challenge I guess.

The first wine arrived in a wooden box with 3 atomisers. The first atomiser had a distinct lemon zest character, almost lemon washing up liquid. The second atomiser smelled of coconut and vanilla, whilst the third atomiser smelled of toasted oak, almond, cinnamon, and hazelnut.

The atomisers were to be individual components to the wine. The colour was pale straw. The nose had a european austerity to it. Lemon, nuts and wild flowers spilled over. Youthful palate with fresh dry fruit and good mineral finish.

It was reminiscent of a Central Otago Riesling. Slightly angular and awkward, but decidedly pleasant. It is my guess that this wine is from Adelaide Hills and is a Riesling.

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Jayson’s roots in wine began when his father literally dragged him round France and injected his passion into him. From the age of 8 his family took month long holidays in France travelling through all regions and sampling their wine.
UnScrewed has reinvented the concept of wine tasting in New Zealand and along the way found a new and willing audience. In addition to encouraging straightforward wine tasting, Jayson educates viewers about the effects of regional factors (soil, sun, wind) on wine flavours, and how to buy wine.

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