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More news Get news directly into your inbox with our newsletter. Sign up at falstaff.com/newsletter/ WINE HILL OF GRACE 2016 RELEASED Considered one of Australia’s most iconic wines, Hill of Grace Shiraz was made from 161-year-old vines, planted in 1860 on Gnadenberg, a single vineyard in South Australia’s Eden Valley, named after a Lutheran church. Henschke Cellars released it alongside Mount Edelstone Shiraz, also from a single site, planted in 1912. “The 2016 vintage will be recognised for deeply coloured, plush, dark-fruited wines, which are concentrated, complex, vibrant and energetic,“ Stephen Henschke said who runs the estate with his wife Prue and son Johann. henschke.com.au PORT COCKTAILS NOW AVAILABLE IN HIP CANS Two Port houses have released ready-todrink cocktails in 250 ml cans. Both use tonic water as a mixer: Croft presents its Pink Port & Tonic, while Taylor‘s Port offers Chip Dry & Tonic, one of Portugal‘s most popular aperitifs made with white Port. Adrian Bridge, CEO of the Fladgate Partnership which owns both brands, hopes that the cans “will help to bring more consumers to appreciate Port wine.“ Considered a world-first, the cans will be available in the UK, the US and Portugal and, said Bridge, “demonstrate the versatility and range of Port wine.“ fladgatepartnership.com CALL AND PETITION FOR PINK WINE EMOJI The producers of Chiaretto di Bardolino, Italy‘s most popular dry rosé wine, have called for the creation of a pink wine emoticon. Pictograms for white, red and sparkling wine already exist. An online petition is live and an application has been filed to the Unicode Consortium. chiaretto.pink 16 falstaff summer 2021

NEWS Photos: Hill of Grace - Dragan Radocaj Photography , Louis Roederer/Emmanuel Allaire, 2020_RICHARD BRIGGS, provided © UniWien, IfGR "2013 has everything: the precision, the salinity, the raciness. It‘s a gift from nature." JEAN-BAPTISTE LÉCAILLON, CELLAR MASTER CRISTAL 2013 LAUNCHED Champagne Louis Roederer released the 2013 vintage of its prestige cuvée Cristal. From a cooler year, its restrained and pure yet expressive nature epitomises the sleekness and elegance the house is known for. Cellar master Lécaillon called it “Cristal of Cristals plus.“ louis-roederer.com AUSTRIAN VINEYARDS MAPPED The Austrian Wine Marketing Board (AWMB) has released the world’s first digital wine atlas covering an entire wine-producing country. The digital map, released in June, features all legally defined appellations of origin and drills down to single vineyard detail . It also contains statistical information. austrianvineyards.com Elevation: 266-708 m Ortswein («villages» wine): - Winegrowing municipality: - Winegrowing cadastral municipality: - Ried (single vineyard): - Ried within a Ried: - DOMAINES OTT RELEASE ÉTOILE ROSÉ Étoile 2020 is the second release of this prestige Provençal rosé. Partially matured in ceramic vats to aid the “precise definition of fruit,“ the wine was crafted to express the essence of each of the three estates that make up Domaines Ott in the south of France: “The elegance of Château de Selle, the salinity and crisp fruit of Clos Mireille and the structure and the body of Château Romassan,” explained winemaker Jean-Francois Ott. The wine retails at EUR 110/£100. domaines-ott.com teep slopes of Südsteiermark characterise one of the most charming e home to a large number of white grape varieties that serve as the tandout wine, however, is the Sauvignon Blanc that is influenced by sites. The slate soils in the Sausal hills are also a unique feature here. NEW SUBREGIONS DEFINED FOR CHIANTI CLASSICO After years of discussions, the Chianti Classico Wine Consortium has approved smaller geographic denominations (UGAs). The move will allow the names of 16 villages within the Chianti Classico production zone to be named on the label. The villages which have been defined as Unità Geografiche Aggiuntive, or UGAs, are Castellina, Castelnuovo Berardenga, Gaiole, Greve, Lamole, Montefioralle, Panzano, Radda, San Casciano, San Donato in Poggio (including the territories of Barberino Tavarnelle and Poggibonsi) and Vagliagli. According to the Consortium, they are “distinguishable on the basis of specific criteria such as oenological recognisability, historical authenticity, renown and significance in terms of volumes produced.” The move is designed to “stimulate demand by differentiating supply.“ Initially these villages can only be named on wines that meet the Chianti Classico Gran Selezione standards, a superior denomination introduced in 2013. chianticlassico.com NEW ZEALAND HAILS 2021 VINTAGE BUT FEARS SHORTAGE The island nation reported a 19% drop in harvest volume compared to 2020. “While the quality is exceptional, the overall smaller harvest means many of our wineries will face tough decisions over who they can supply in their key markets. There is going to be some supply and demand tension because of this,” said Philip Gregan, CEO of New Zealand Winegrowers. nzwine.com summer 2021 falstaff 17