Wines with Simon and Tamra (The Courtyard, Oneroa, Waiheke Island, New Zealand): Simon served this wine blind in a decanter. Rusty gold colour. I guessed this as a 1990s white Burgundy. A fresh bouquet with toffee apples, baking spices, mandarins, tinned peaches and touches of honey. On palate, intense and fully mature. 'Peanut brittle, praline' said Simon. Also, peaches, citrus and honeyed, with touches of creamy aged Époisses. Sparkling acidity still present. Well balanced. On the reveal, a rarity (bottle 215/236) from a top NZ producer. The vines here would have been only a few years old. Very good but drink soon.
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10/21/2017 - HowardNZ Likes this wine:
Wines with Simon and Tamra (The Courtyard, Oneroa, Waiheke Island, New Zealand): Simon served this wine blind in a decanter. Rusty gold colour. I guessed this as a 1990s white Burgundy. A fresh bouquet with toffee apples, baking spices, mandarins, tinned peaches and touches of honey. On palate, intense and fully mature. 'Peanut brittle, praline' said Simon. Also, peaches, citrus and honeyed, with touches of creamy aged Époisses. Sparkling acidity still present. Well balanced. On the reveal, a rarity (bottle 215/236) from a top NZ producer. The vines here would have been only a few years old. Very good but drink soon.
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6/13/2015 - sjwshiraz wrote:
Far more tropical and fat than recent vintages. on the way down
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