2017 Scholium Project The Prince In His Caves Farina

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  11/11/2021 - Blog Likes this wine:

  100 % Sauvignon blanc en macération pelliculaire, ce qui explique la robe d'un doré profond, presque cuivrée.
  Au nez impossible pour moi de reconnaitre un Sauvignon, aucun des marqueurs variétaux du cépage, même pas d'agrumes, on est plutôt sur des arômes murs autours des la poire, la pèche.
  
  Un vin totalement sec contrairement à ce que laissait supposer le nez, c'est large, aromatique, il y a du volume, une sensation presque tanique. C'est vraiment surprenant et je trouve ça très réussi, même si on ne peut pas qualifier ça de très digeste, on n'en boirait pas des sceaux ...
  J'ai l'impression que la macération pelliculaire donne une identité aromatique forte et immédiate, au détriment toutefois de la complexité qui n'apparait pas pour le moment. Je me demande ce que ça peut donner au vieillissement.

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  7/2/2021 - Seafoam Manor wrote: 92 Points

  Deep gold, with peach and orange tones, letting you know what you're in for right from the jump. Relative to orange "natty" wines, this is very clean on the nose, giving you all sorts of dried orchard, citrus and pit fruits and sweet baking spices. It steers well clear of the "VA, brett and oxidation just give this 'character'" camp.
  
  It sounds weird to say with this type of wine, but the nose is very much in line with the palate. All the fruit has a dried / preserved quality to it, with a strong dried apricot being the dominant note. It is accompanied by a slightly salty Meyer lemon note, orange zest, maybe a bit of baked apple, cinnamon, cloves and an unexpected dose of mineral notes. In a way, it feels like a collection of Thanksgiving and Christmas desserts. This drinks with a pretty high level of traditional complexity, rather than a grab bag of weird flavors that you can get in a lot of orange wines. The acid is there, but probably on the lower end of medium, although there is a good tannic grip, which would be unremarkable in a red, but feels more like a medium+ in this context. Drinks like a lighter bodied red. Quite long on the finish.
  
  Certainly not a wine for everyone, but this is an excellent example of the style, where the unusual flavors feel intentionally crafted in a way that I usually reserve for Radikon and Gravner.

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  4/23/2021 - Biggsy wrote: 91 Points

  Was quite shy on opening. Better on day 2. Powerful aromas of burnt sugar and apricot. Mid-weight with a touch of grip and good refreshing acidity. The flavours hold back till the finish but linger long; nice toffee and stone fruits with a touch of cigar. Very enjoyable over three nights - maybe even got better each night.

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  6/29/2019 - fred o. Likes this wine:

  brunch: Orangey golden color. Nose fruity orange, pithy. Palate with balanced fruit and minerals, some papaya tropical fruit with time, rounded mouthfeel with good depth. Very interesting to try this, honestly wasn't sure what to expect, but it was well-crafted and enjoyable. 90 pts

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