An Evening in Hamilton: [Tasted Blind] This wine pours light straw in the glass. The nose begins a tad tight but gradually opens to reveal tart kiwi, light flinty reduction, lemon custard, cold cream, and fresh cut apple. The palate shows plenty of lovely lees influence with noted custardy elements and turns to medium plus acid which is a tad harsh and green tinged, which hold this back a little for me. This was clearly a wine that was white burgundy in style. The other blind taster landed on Chablis, while I wondered if this might be an aligote due to some of the green character. A very nice wine, perhaps priced just a little ahead of its quality.
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Subtle and refreshing, there is a lean reductive quality on opening with struck match and citrus. A singed cream note emerges that adds textural richness, but an earthy minerality fights for attention. The fruit is well layered and plays between citrus whispers and riper orchard fruit notes. Finishes a bit lean, but leaves a mineral line in your mouth. Very good, though I do agree the QPR is here slightly questionnable.
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Clear, pale lemon appearance. Nose is medium- intensity with notes of citrus as well as something creamier, and some restrained oak. Palate is dry, medium+ acidity, medium body, medium+ length with notes of grapefruit, slightly bitter grapefruit pith, and other citrus. This is a good quality wine but not a great QPR at £30.
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Matthew Jukes - A trip through Australia (Zoom!): Ooh, really nice - struck match on the nose suggesting a bigger wine, but so lean and clean on the palate. Super-tight and racy. Elegant creamy yet (perhaps a little overly) slim finish.
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2/1/2022 - Wine Canuck wrote: 91 Points
An Evening in Hamilton: [Tasted Blind] This wine pours light straw in the glass. The nose begins a tad tight but gradually opens to reveal tart kiwi, light flinty reduction, lemon custard, cold cream, and fresh cut apple. The palate shows plenty of lovely lees influence with noted custardy elements and turns to medium plus acid which is a tad harsh and green tinged, which hold this back a little for me. This was clearly a wine that was white burgundy in style. The other blind taster landed on Chablis, while I wondered if this might be an aligote due to some of the green character. A very nice wine, perhaps priced just a little ahead of its quality.
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7/4/2020 - depechemoroder Likes this wine: 91 Points
Subtle and refreshing, there is a lean reductive quality on opening with struck match and citrus. A singed cream note emerges that adds textural richness, but an earthy minerality fights for attention. The fruit is well layered and plays between citrus whispers and riper orchard fruit notes. Finishes a bit lean, but leaves a mineral line in your mouth. Very good, though I do agree the QPR is here slightly questionnable.
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4/26/2020 - Carteran Likes this wine: 86 Points
Clear, pale lemon appearance. Nose is medium- intensity with notes of citrus as well as something creamier, and some restrained oak. Palate is dry, medium+ acidity, medium body, medium+ length with notes of grapefruit, slightly bitter grapefruit pith, and other citrus. This is a good quality wine but not a great QPR at £30.
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4/24/2020 - NickA Likes this wine: 90 Points
Matthew Jukes - A trip through Australia (Zoom!): Ooh, really nice - struck match on the nose suggesting a bigger wine, but so lean and clean on the palate. Super-tight and racy. Elegant creamy yet (perhaps a little overly) slim finish.
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1/21/2020 - kostaslonis wrote:
Australia Trade Tasting (London): 12.5%, a lot of oak notes, green fruit, medium to high acidity, bit clumsy
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