Definitely too old. The cork crumbled and the wine had oxidized. It was almost drinkable. The grapefruit was still noticeable. There were also sauterne top notes. We drank some chilled and dumped the rest.
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What impressed us this time about the Villa Maria (served with salmon) was its notes: pineapple and mint. Just a lovely wine -- interesting, light, refreshing. I grow more fond of these sauvignon blancs from New Zealand all the time.
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Again, really strong wine. We served a bottle for Alex’s graduation dinner with the family -- Remee, Nancy, and Alex. Served with pasta salad and cold carrot soup.
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8/14/2018 - bradfriedlander Does not like this wine: 75 Points
Definitely too old. The cork crumbled and the wine had oxidized. It was almost drinkable. The grapefruit was still noticeable. There were also sauterne top notes. We drank some chilled and dumped the rest.
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1/15/2006 - GlenD wrote: 80 Points
Fairly faded fruit, which was not enough to stand up to the remaining acidity. Drink up.
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2/28/2004 - TaitaJidou wrote: 89 Points
Wonderful, as always.
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12/9/2002 - TaitaJidou wrote: 89 Points
What impressed us this time about the Villa Maria (served with salmon) was its notes: pineapple and mint. Just a lovely wine -- interesting, light, refreshing. I grow more fond of these sauvignon blancs from New Zealand all the time.
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12/9/2002 - TaitaJidou wrote: 90 Points
Again, really strong wine. We served a bottle for Alex’s graduation dinner with the family -- Remee, Nancy, and Alex. Served with pasta salad and cold carrot soup.
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