Crushed dried herbs, grilled nuts, stone fruit zest. Honeysuckle, dried herbs, nicely spiced, texture creamy and smooth. Broadened out, lost a little bit of precision. Nice long finish, good balance. Drinking well.
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Screwcap. Deep buttercup yellow. Nose gives fig, honeycomb, butterscotch and hint of toffee and spice. In the mouth the first thing that strikes is the palate weight, this is full bodied territory. Delicious flavours as on the nose with a mealy hint and then on the back palate a surge of acidity then the really long finish which reminds me of a fig/butterscotch/toffee dessert. Australian chardonnay should aspire to such palate depth and density, the old Jack Mann rule that the wine should still pleasure if cut 50/50 with water. This is at its peak and the acidity and fruit suggest another 10 years of drinking window but frankly why wait. If this is what Rick can achieve in an off year he is truly talented/has a magic site. This is lobster beurre blanc wine if ever I tasted it.
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Bright straw/lemon, pale. Gorgeous French oak, light spice, meal, grilled nuts. Perfectly balanced flavours, ripe stone fruits, well integrated oak spice, long zesty finish. Has an elegance about it though, not massive, just great flavour intensity. Youthfull, a few years ahead still.
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Voyager Estate Masterclass 2010 (North Sydney Cellars): Nose: Touch of greeness/unripe leaf. Stone fruit - nectarine and apricot. touch of smoked bacon Mouth: Apricot, touch of bitterness, quite dry acidity. Hmm. not for me. Apparently there is Roussanne in this blend as well.
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6/26/2021 - Vini Ciclismo Likes this wine: 90 Points
Crushed dried herbs, grilled nuts, stone fruit zest.
Honeysuckle, dried herbs, nicely spiced, texture creamy and smooth. Broadened out, lost a little bit of precision. Nice long finish, good balance. Drinking well.
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5/19/2017 - crazywineguy Likes this wine: 95 Points
Screwcap. Deep buttercup yellow. Nose gives fig, honeycomb, butterscotch and hint of toffee and spice. In the mouth the first thing that strikes is the palate weight, this is full bodied territory. Delicious flavours as on the nose with a mealy hint and then on the back palate a surge of acidity then the really long finish which reminds me of a fig/butterscotch/toffee dessert. Australian chardonnay should aspire to such palate depth and density, the old Jack Mann rule that the wine should still pleasure if cut 50/50 with water. This is at its peak and the acidity and fruit suggest another 10 years of drinking window but frankly why wait. If this is what Rick can achieve in an off year he is truly talented/has a magic site. This is lobster beurre blanc wine if ever I tasted it.
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1/6/2014 - Vini Ciclismo Likes this wine: 92 Points
Bright straw/lemon, pale.
Gorgeous French oak, light spice, meal, grilled nuts.
Perfectly balanced flavours, ripe stone fruits, well integrated oak spice, long zesty finish. Has an elegance about it though, not massive, just great flavour intensity. Youthfull, a few years ahead still.
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6/8/2013 - hongkongtom Likes this wine: 94 Points
Excellent, very smooth
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9/8/2010 - chatters wrote:
Voyager Estate Masterclass 2010 (North Sydney Cellars): Nose: Touch of greeness/unripe leaf. Stone fruit - nectarine and apricot. touch of smoked bacon
Mouth: Apricot, touch of bitterness, quite dry acidity. Hmm. not for me.
Apparently there is Roussanne in this blend as well.
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