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| Drinking window: Drink between 2015 and 2021 (based on 20 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.7 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 40 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Rote Kappelle on 7/30/2023 & rated 93 points: A near textbook example of the variety and of the winery style, which leaves the grape to speak for itself, something I always applaud. There is the trademark honeysuckle, some lemon and toast and the acid avoids the hard, sour, malic character of so many otherwise promising whites from this vintage.
Yes, I got burnt by some Oz Rieslings from 2011, which offered a lot of cut and I liked their steely character combined with some nice fruit at the time, but I paid too little attention to the searing, sour acid. Unlike this wine, 10-12 years on their acid lives, like the malevolent Smeagol, whilst everything else has faded and all one gets is the wine equivalent of 'Baggins, we hates you!'
This Marsanne, by contrast, is the good Smeagol; it loves us, yes it does, it is kind and loving to us, my precious. (1158 views) | | | Tasted by Rote Kappelle on 12/24/2022 & rated 93 points: Tahbilk rate this vintage very highly for Marsanne, whereas it was a swine for almost anything else - rain, rain and more rain. I well recall the year as I suffered perpetual crack gravel as I cycled to work each day, looking like some kind of Viking with dysentery.
The wine is under screwcap and is very close to other bottles I have enjoyed from this generally benighted year.
The colour is green gold and very bright. It speaks of some development but not a wine near the end of its slamming.
The nose speaks of more development that the colour - honeysuckle, a twist of kero/petrol, a hint of marmalade.
The palate is fresh and very alive, flavours as per the nose but this has a long life ahead of it, though I think it is now where it needs to be and from here it is hold, more than looking for more development. Great intensity and length, though if I wanted to be critical, I would note that the finish trails off slightly. Extremely good value and simply a world class wine. My father introduced me to this maker in the 1970's and I can only be grateful to him for that and so much more. (1462 views) | | | Tasted by Hilzi on 11/27/2022 & rated 91 points: Nice to drink now. Round, good flavour depth. Still lively (833 views) | | | Tasted by GAT on 11/28/2021 & rated 93 points: As older vintages of this wine should be, if a little lighter in style. And that might change tomorrow when I look again. (1643 views) | | | Tasted by StewartWent on 12/25/2020 & rated 88 points: Not the best I've had over the years but still pretty handy as a near 10yr old. Fading bitter lemon, some honey on the nose but not really evident in palate. Soft acid lines suggest it might live for some time but won't get any better. (2150 views) | | | Tasted by Bsmith457 on 11/21/2020 & rated 90 points: Deep gold colour, moving towards yellow but still a small green tinge. Light Aroma of dry wood, grapefruit pineapple, straw. Underlying sweetness against a dry backbone. Taste is a bit bland to start with, but this is straight from opening, I’m expecting it will improve with a little time. Medium to low acidity, some underlying citrus but more evident in the aroma than taste. Peach, nectarine, lemon. I will see how it goes over the next hour or so and update the note if necessary. (1840 views) | | | Tasted by ShirazTrain on 7/24/2020 & rated 90 points: Floral, grapefruit, linseed, oil viscosity holding the wine together
consistent value for money
drink now. (1835 views) | | | Tasted by UrbanGrill on 3/20/2020: Not in the least tired, nor are there any off-putting aromas which are sometimes present in aged wines. This is just lovely, complex and fresh at the same time. QPR off the scale. (2035 views) | | | Tasted by Bsmith457 on 11/1/2019 & rated 95 points: Lovely golden colour, almost bright golden. Dry aroma with citrus and peach. Lemon, peach, pineapple, some green apple. Citrus at the front and finishes with a touch of sweetness. Light and easy to drink. I have been working my way through a dozen of the 11 vintage for a couple of years and this definitely the best bottle so far. Clearly needs to be drunk at the right time. Finally looking forward to the last 2 bottles. (1724 views) | | | Tasted by Bsmith457 on 6/28/2019 & rated 93 points: Deep Yellow golden colour. Dry aroma, straw, oak. Light honey, peach, honeydew. Smooth sweet flavour. Requires some air and medium temperature 12 degrees. Lose the sweetness at low temperature. I do find this wine to be sporadic. Enjoying it today. (1518 views) | | | Tasted by Baylorwine on 3/4/2019 & rated 87 points: Expected more richness, but ended up more grassy. To be fair, I don’t know much about Australian marsannes so I don’t know if I had this too early or late. (1901 views) | | | Tasted by Mbad77 on 12/21/2018 & rated 85 points: Not a bad steely nose. Looks quite light and has a whiff of dry Riesling about it.
Then the taste. Not great. Lime, lemon and thinness.
No rich Rhine Marsanne here. Maybe should have given more time in glass but I can’t - life’s too short. Won’t be trying again. (1768 views) | | | Tasted by Bsmith457 on 10/5/2018 & rated 93 points: Very golden colour. A wiff of oak at first, although I realise it doesn't go into oak, disappears quickly, also perseved lemon and lime. Light acidicity, although still noticeable. Lemon butter, green apple, citrus, light honey.
Needs to be drunk outside of fridge temp, I find the citrus flavours come out at 12 degrees, very plain and not particularly pleasant at fridge temp, similar to Semillon. Took me a few bottles to realise. (1784 views) | | | Tasted by Lars1974 on 4/22/2018 & rated 85 points: My experience from this wine was that it could age with grace for a long time. Is this a weak vintage or have they changed the production somehow because this bottle felt kinda over the top and declining?
Nose was a bit weak with lots of floral notes and some sweetness (honey?) and lemon.
Taste brought some acidity, lemon, apricotes and again honey but almost bone-dry, but very restrained and better day2.
Nevertheless, still a bargain at its price, just gotta drink them a bit sooner from now on I guess. (2112 views) | | | Tasted by Moloko on 7/29/2017 & rated 65 points: Flat pineapple juice. No that sounds pleasant, this has lost all freshness and vibrancy turning into something better poured down the sink. Makes me wonder about my cellaring conditions given the review below was made only a month earlier. 2011 was a shocking vintage and maybe the winemaker's magic has finally succumbed to this. Remaining bottle is buried somewhere, hiding like some lurker in the dark. I WILL FIND YOU... (2553 views) | | | Tasted by Aldi on 2/29/2016 & rated 89 points: Very good wine. I was pleasantly surprised by the Marsanne grape, as it was the first time I had a Marsanne wine. Different, fresh, melon. Will definitely by again. (3189 views) | | | Tasted by df1962 on 11/27/2015 & rated 88 points: PnP. Bright brassy yellow colour. Melon rind lanolin and hay on the nose. Light(+) with a touch of viscosity. Melon rind peach pit canned grapefruit and lemon pith on the palate. (3012 views) | | | Tasted by JohnRMurdoch on 11/23/2015 & rated 70 points: Quite harsh and bitter. Didn't like this. 2003 vintage very good. (2885 views) | | | Tasted by henrygjeffreys on 11/9/2015: Very toasty nose, lovely lemony fruit
Very fresh tangy, sharp, very little development on palate
Some length
Clearly not the ripest vintage (2517 views) | | | Tasted by graemeg on 7/24/2015: {screwcap, 11.5%} Mid-yellow. initially faint sweet note (bottle opened 8 hours earlier and in fridge since) gives way to the usual lanolin/wax aromas. The palate is similar, but little wafts of smokiness, and slightly rotting vegetables flit across the nose and palate. There's not a great deal of flavour really; it's all about fleeting, vanilla, even glue-tinged impressions. Although it avoids tasting overtly unripe, there's a certain damp character to it, as befits the vintage: in this context the fairly early pick and resulting low alcohol works in the wine's favour. I'd still never call it more than a good save from a poor year; the finish is fairly short, although the acid shores up the light/medium weight quite well. Might hold a few more years; no reason to push it beyond that. (2432 views) | | | Tasted by Omar Khayyam on 3/29/2015 & rated 83 points: I remember this wine (different vintages) as being more concentrated, more energy, more varietal character. It is still good, and even very good value, but I did not get any real joy out of it this time. (1751 views) | | | Tasted by Conde on 4/3/2014 & rated 85 points: Nose: quite round and rich with sweet yellow plums and pears.
Palate: sharper, but still with good body, yellow, rich fruit with notes of wax, honey and nuts. Worked very well with my Basque fish casserole. (2108 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 1/14/2014 & rated 91 points: Light medium yellow color; aromatic, almond oil nose; rich, oily textured, almond oil, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points (569 views) | | | Tasted by Puteljen! on 12/6/2013 & rated 85 points: Ok but nothing special. Fairly good value. This wine is said to age well, so it could be fun to cellar a few bottles 5-10 years as an experiment. (2300 views) | | | Tasted by jerkerdelsing on 11/24/2013: Nose and mouth of yellow apples, yellow plumes and exotic fruit. Low in acidity but with some length. A fubby hint of red sallad at the end. worked very well to halibut with mashed sweet potato.
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The WINEFRONT (11/30/2011)
(Tahbilk Marsanne) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Hemming, MW
JancisRobinson.com (10/28/2011)
(Tahbilk Marsanne Nagambie Lakes White) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Halliday
Halliday Wine Companion (9/5/2011)
(tahbilk marsanne) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (1/14/2014)
(Tahbilk Marsanne) Light medium yellow color; aromatic, almond oil nose; rich, oily textured, almond oil, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points 91 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (10/15/2013)
(Tahbilk Marsanne) Light yellow color; lifted, savory, oxidized apple nose; tasty, savory, oxidative, oxidized apple palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points 91 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (1/14/2013)
(Tahbilk Marsanne) Light medium yellow color; appealing, poached pear, almond, ripe peach nose; rich, flavorful, oily textured, ripe peach, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points 91 points |
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