Labour Weekend at Pokai Parera (Ekatahuna, New Zealand): Incredibly perfumed with textbook chenin varietal personality. Stemmy complexity, green melons, green apple, and hazelnuts. There is a bit of age noticeable, but this is an effusive wine with a lovely beeswax note. In the mouth, great chenin character - intense, and herbaceous.
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Ripe and strong at 14% and with lovely and classic aromas of wool and stone fruit. Basically balanced on the palate and again, lovely. Not a whole lot of intrigue here though. A vintage of lovely fruit and not as complex as some. But a lovely wine.
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Very impressive! Nose is just lovely, albeit a bit shy on day 1, and the aromas are perfectly delicate. Wool, beeswax, winter herbs like rosemary, yellow fruit, and all wispy and always moving. This is 14% alcohol but seems lower because the wine is so well balanced, and the acidity keeps it bright and refreshing. There is a lush feel to the palate but it is focused and essentially dry. Such lovely wine.
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1/1/2018 - tomoem wrote: 88 Points
Better than some from this NYE night. Very tight and dry and lacking fruit.
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11/4/2015 - Marc wrote: 88 Points
Labour Weekend at Pokai Parera (Ekatahuna, New Zealand): Incredibly perfumed with textbook chenin varietal personality. Stemmy complexity, green melons, green apple, and hazelnuts. There is a bit of age noticeable, but this is an effusive wine with a lovely beeswax note. In the mouth, great chenin character - intense, and herbaceous.
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8/6/2015 - brooklynguy wrote:
Ripe and strong at 14% and with lovely and classic aromas of wool and stone fruit. Basically balanced on the palate and again, lovely. Not a whole lot of intrigue here though. A vintage of lovely fruit and not as complex as some. But a lovely wine.
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6/3/2015 - RayOB wrote: 89 Points
Drank in Bordeaux
Light floral and citrus nose, pleasant mouth feel. Nice and fresh.
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11/14/2012 - brooklynguy wrote:
Very impressive! Nose is just lovely, albeit a bit shy on day 1, and the aromas are perfectly delicate. Wool, beeswax, winter herbs like rosemary, yellow fruit, and all wispy and always moving. This is 14% alcohol but seems lower because the wine is so well balanced, and the acidity keeps it bright and refreshing. There is a lush feel to the palate but it is focused and essentially dry. Such lovely wine.
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