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(2024) Oxford Landing is one of Australia's most familiar brand names, though the 'Sunlight' range is new. Created "with an eye towards healthier, more environmentally conscious wine consumption," this has 40% less alcohol and calories than the original Oxford Landing Chardonnay. Aromatically it is fairly subdued, but there's a little custard apple and pear, hinting at a peachier ripeness. There's a bit of sweetness on the palate and, it has to be said, a rather dilute flavour. That intial sweetness does bump into some limey acidity to leave this dry-ish, quite flavourful, and not bad - if lower alcohol and calories are your priority. Watch the video for more information.
(2023) I guess the question has to be: does the world need yet another pear and apple scented and flavoured, but otherwise rather generic Pinot Grigio? This has a bit more weight and texture than the cheapest Italian variants, but though the fruit and overall balance are good, it's just not a wine to get excited about.
(2020) Fermented in stainless steel with "a short maturation in French oak," fruit is sourced from both the Limestone Coast and Grant Burge's Barossa homeland. Fruit is to the fore, melon and apple, just a small suggestion of oak, the wine quite crisp in the finish with pear-drop hints always in the background. I have to say it's a wine that feels just too 'manufactured' - constructed in Australia to be commercially appealing, bottled here in the UK, and I'll expect to see it 'on promotion' at £7 or £8 fairly regularly.
(2012) This, harvested from cooler regions at night to retain maximum freshness, comes in with a feather-weight 10.5% ABV so seemed like a good candidate to include here. A little squirt of Cº2 at bottling adds to the impression of liveliness here, the nose offering some lemon sherbet aromatics and a touch of background herby punch. On the palate this is light and flavoursome, with good Sauvignon grassiness and cut, again an impression of a little residual sugar, but plenty of cleansing apple acidity.
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