Three days in the Hunter Valley, 13 Cellar Doors, 115 wines; 2/24/2011-2/26/2011 (Hunter Valley, Australia): Very soft aromas, like Christmas candy, with a little funkiness. A little stinky. Very nice fine bubbles, with there's some strange sweetness and the same funkiness. The finish however goes straight down the toilet, literally... I'm left with the feeling like I just licked the toilet bowl after it was cleaned: some bleach and chlorine flavors... almost like an over dosed pool as well.
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5/5/2011 - Patrick - winereviewer.com.au wrote: 88 Points
A light straw yellow in colour, the wine has spent 6 years on lees and has a nose of musk, melon and developed honey characters.
The palate is still quite primary given the extended lees contact, with green apple , citrus and some slight developed leesy notes.
The wine should continue to develop over the next few years.
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2/26/2011 - David Paris (dbp) wrote: 76 Points
Three days in the Hunter Valley, 13 Cellar Doors, 115 wines; 2/24/2011-2/26/2011 (Hunter Valley, Australia): Very soft aromas, like Christmas candy, with a little funkiness. A little stinky. Very nice fine bubbles, with there's some strange sweetness and the same funkiness. The finish however goes straight down the toilet, literally... I'm left with the feeling like I just licked the toilet bowl after it was cleaned: some bleach and chlorine flavors... almost like an over dosed pool as well.
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