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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2021 and 2026 (based on 9 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.8 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 17 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by king-bing on 4/27/2024: Decent if quiet nose. Some chalk, citrus. Palate is a a bit of a let-down: Not much going on, no real energy, rather clipped. Perhaps closed down? Such a contrast to the ebullient 2017 a couple of years ago. (85 views) | | | Tasted by Big Juicy Red on 4/13/2024 & rated 88 points: A strange melange. Needs 45 minutes or so to open up. No distinct flavor notes that I could discern. Ok, but nothing special. I’ve had prior vintages of this that I much preferred. (160 views) | | | Tasted by guitarguy on 7/24/2023 & rated 88 points: Showed bitter and floral notes and had a moderate acidity to help keep it working. (521 views) | | | Tasted by guitarguy on 2/5/2023 & rated 86 points: A little tired and not a great drink. I’d drink. (800 views) | | | Tasted by Whine-oh on 1/28/2023 & rated 87 points: Pnp pairing with apps of cheese and veggies after a nice Napa Chardonnay. Very new world profile of stone fruits, apples and some acidity. Not the group fav. tonight. one more to go in the cellar. (757 views) | | | Tasted by BHRH on 9/1/2022 & rated 89 points: Second bottle within one week. This bottle had a distracting funky, skunky nose (more than first bottle). It somewhat blew off, but never disappeared. On the creamy palate, citrus and medium-ripe stone fruits with some spice and almonds. Nice acid balance gives refreshing finish.
Agree with other TNs that there is some clear bottle variation - caveat emptor. 89-90 (881 views) | | | Tasted by Portland Seth on 8/31/2022 & rated 91 points: Elderflower, lemon oil, ginger. Viscous mouth feel. (859 views) | | | Tasted by Mark1npt on 4/24/2022 & rated 87 points: Scoring only because it's diff than past bottles. Kind of flat, less enjoyable than past bottles. Based on this one, I'd say if you have them drink them up. (2518 views) | | | Tasted by Mark1npt on 12/23/2021 & rated 89 points: First bottle of a very recent 6 pack purchase.....maybe still suffering a bit from shock/travel?
There was a deep gold color, a really nice nose full of tropical fruits, melon, peach, etc. Very complex. Nice moderate mouth feel. The palate however, seemed rather 'simple' due to low acidity. Over 1-2 hours the wine filled out some but not a lot. The flavor profile/palate remained rather simple though I got the impression the Semillon component easily took over for the other 4 whites in this blend. Nose 92, palate 86 = 89 avg for this bottle. (2965 views) | | | Tasted by Will Devize on 10/12/2021 & rated 91 points: Fabulous wine which reeks of high-quality fruit and top-drawer wine-making. The peach/apple/pear fruit is open, expressive and pure with a hint of spice running through the midpalate. Texturally, she's so round and creamy that she can be glugged or savoured according to one's own penchant for caprice. Judicious use of oak is further evidence that this is an absolute class act. (1675 views) | | | Tasted by Paul-SA on 8/14/2021 & rated 95 points: Clean fresh vibrant. Really complex flavours. So moreish. (1400 views) | | | Tasted by kostaslonis on 1/18/2021 & rated 90 points: Drank at home.
The wine is a blend of 36% Roussanne, 25% Semillon, 22% Chenin Blanc, 11% Chardonnay and 6% Clairette Blanche. The grapes were harvested from different vineyards, they were whole bunch pressed, fermented with natural yeast and matued in old oak barrels.
The wine shows a nice bright yellow color.
In the nose the wine reminds me of Hemelrand by Alheit Vineyards with its nice rich earthy ripe fruit core. The oak element is fine and elegant, ripe stone fruit, mandarin, orange peel grapefruit, a few nutty notes with an airy lemon tart fresh lift.
In the palate, the wine seems more "serious". It feels tighter and more austere than the nose. You get a nice biscuit layer with ripe citrus, quince fruit, medium to high acidity, a beautiful mineral (in)tensity and a medium to long finish.
I like this better than the Cat's Cradle. The wine seems fuller, with bolder flavors amd more potential. Where can I find older vintages of this ? (1698 views) |
| By Neal Martin
Vinous, Finding Cool Sunshine: South Africa (Apr 2021) (4/1/2021)
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| Thorne & Daughters Producer website2019 Thorne & Daughters Rocking Horse13%abv.White Blend"White blend" means the wine is made from a blend of two or more different white varieties - or in some cases a blend of pink or red varieties that are vinified white, ie. without any skin contact.
A blend of Antao, Arinto, Rouperio. South Africa Wines of South Africa |
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