Showed incredible tonight, she’d a little baby fat but still really youthful. Some crushed rocks, tangerine citrus , almond on the nose, fuller body with a real acidic cote on the palate, big bit light and and amazingly long finish.
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Good concentration, intense, some sweetness. New world but not oaky or tropical, the right side of intense with a good finish of rocks and mint. still great on day 2, this has a good future. 92+
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Alc: 14%; Mid yellow Gentle aromas of ripe papaya, orange blossom, sea salt and yellow flowers. Some development noted. A plump, almost oily entry with fresh fruits set against a mineral-edge briny texture. Cleansing acidity, the mid-palate has breadth and richness with lots of quince, dried hay, white pepper and clementine peel. The wine has a gorgeous flow, with more richness than expected and excellent concentration. There is a very distinct tactile sensation of cayenne pepper on the finish giving a gentle prickle. Great length, with plenty of fruit filling the back palate and a hint of celery salt.
Wish I had some more of this. Lovely delicate sweetness on the nose and palate. Hint of pineapple. Great minerality. Long finish. Quite rounded, but already lost the puppy fat I noted a year ago. Impressive.
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Wow what a wine, surprisingly light in colour with an array of complexity on the clean but rich nose of green tea, crushed rock, lemon rind, some almond, hint of sea mist, palate really surprises, there a bitter core, with rich (sweet but dry) wet stone fruit, persistent and lingering finish and even at 14% alc not a trace of heat.
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Absolutely gorgeous on the nose. There is a core of sweetness on the palate. Didn't concentrate enough to give precise flavours, but the overall package was good. Something that I would describe as slightly fatty on the finish. I suspect this will improve with a bit more time in bottle.
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Kind of bright piss green; floral, mineral, "sweet" rocks/gravel ("mineralized" lemon candy?) with delicate yellow flowers; Viscous, creamy with less curd than the Skurfberg Chenin, more wax and butterscotch (but not sweet); high acid, seamless, nectarine rock candy with a long, long, long finish. Truly special. Field blend Semillon blanc and Semillon Gris, Palomino, Chenin Blanc, Muscat d'Alexandria. 2.1 RS, 13.5% alc. Means "footpath".
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1/8/2023 - eoinhharkins Likes this wine: 94 Points
Showed incredible tonight, she’d a little baby fat but still really youthful. Some crushed rocks, tangerine citrus , almond on the nose, fuller body with a real acidic cote on the palate, big bit light and and amazingly long finish.
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7/31/2019 - sharonandroland wrote: flawed
Somehow this bottle did not work. Flabby and unbalanced. Not sure why.
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10/11/2018 - il_diavolo wrote: 92 Points
Good concentration, intense, some sweetness. New world but not oaky or tropical, the right side of intense with a good finish of rocks and mint. still great on day 2, this has a good future. 92+
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1/10/2018 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 93 Points
Alc: 14%; Mid yellow
Gentle aromas of ripe papaya, orange blossom, sea salt and yellow flowers. Some development noted.
A plump, almost oily entry with fresh fruits set against a mineral-edge briny texture. Cleansing acidity, the mid-palate has breadth and richness with lots of quince, dried hay, white pepper and clementine peel. The wine has a gorgeous flow, with more richness than expected and excellent concentration. There is a very distinct tactile sensation of cayenne pepper on the finish giving a gentle prickle. Great length, with plenty of fruit filling the back palate and a hint of celery salt.
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6/18/2017 - sharonandroland Likes this wine: 93 Points
Impressive concentration, depth and rich texture.
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2/4/2016 - PC73 wrote: 93 Points
Wish I had some more of this. Lovely delicate sweetness on the nose and palate. Hint of pineapple. Great minerality. Long finish. Quite rounded, but already lost the puppy fat I noted a year ago. Impressive.
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1/18/2016 - sharonandroland Likes this wine: 93 Points
Exception complexity, concentration and depth
Just extraordinary
With age this might be one of the great white wines
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6/30/2015 - eoinhharkins Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wow what a wine, surprisingly light in colour with an array of complexity on the clean but rich nose of green tea, crushed rock, lemon rind, some almond, hint of sea mist, palate really surprises, there a bitter core, with rich (sweet but dry) wet stone fruit, persistent and lingering finish and even at 14% alc not a trace of heat.
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12/21/2014 - PC73 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Absolutely gorgeous on the nose.
There is a core of sweetness on the palate. Didn't concentrate enough to give precise flavours, but the overall package was good.
Something that I would describe as slightly fatty on the finish.
I suspect this will improve with a bit more time in bottle.
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9/24/2014 - peternelson wrote: 94 Points
Kind of bright piss green; floral, mineral, "sweet" rocks/gravel ("mineralized" lemon candy?) with delicate yellow flowers; Viscous, creamy with less curd than the Skurfberg Chenin, more wax and butterscotch (but not sweet); high acid, seamless, nectarine rock candy with a long, long, long finish. Truly special. Field blend Semillon blanc and Semillon Gris, Palomino, Chenin Blanc, Muscat d'Alexandria. 2.1 RS, 13.5% alc. Means "footpath".
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