Community Tasting Note

JVG wrote:

Monday, September 16, 2013 - Color: Medium gold.

Nose: Baked, spiced apple and mango fruit wish fresh-cut white flowers, underlaid by a chalky minerality. This smells like Champagne. In fact, if I smelled it blind, I would swear it was flat Champagne. There's also a nice dusty cellar/old barrel earthy character to it, like a toned down version of what you get in fino sherry. Not a tremendously complex nose, but an elegant and charming one.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied. Bright and energetic, but creamy in texture at the same time.

Palate: Much higher acid than expected from the nose, with cuttingly bright lemon and granny smith apple fruit on the attack. Then it settles down with some brown sugar and nutmeg spice alongside the chalky mineral note, and finishes with a beautiful balance of sappy fruit and that savory, just slightly bitter sherry character, which lasts.

Smashing stuff. Interesting and expressive on the nose, balanced yet intense on the palate, and layered in texture. The unusual flavor profile is also a nice change of pace, and the high acid makes it great with food. One of the better whites I've had in a while, and great value.

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