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• HowardNZ Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 27, 2024 - Brief note written from memory. Under screwcap. Perhaps bottle variation, but this bottle seemed a little advanced and a touch funky (not in a good way) and unhygenic. Having said that, in its earthy, dried herbs and savoury, slightly rusty style, with dried and fresh red berries and cherries, it wasn't without charm. Interesting and fully accessible. With bright acidity, it paired well with food. At year 8, it should be cruising but, on this evidence, I'd be drinking in the next few years.

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• KillerJones commented:

  1/27/24, 6:13 PM - I agree with you here on the funk...hoping to hear it worked itself out by now. Love Earth Smoke...
  
  Last vintage by Mike Weersing, if I recall. (Met him in Manhattan when I was much younger...such a great palate.) RIP, my friend.

• HowardNZ commented:

  1/29/24, 7:23 PM - I've had better bottles of this cuvée but Mike's 'natural' winemaking style always had these risks. As you say, Mike is sadly missed. An icon of NZ wine.

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