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Tasted Thursday, September 28, 2017 by ThomasE with 265 views
Blind tasting with food, Rhone grape varietals, with a New World (particularly NZ) predominance
Supermarket Viognier, The floral aromas of the Yalumba made an excellent start to the evening
Both wines suited the food really well, although the Viognier from Aperitif also worked. La Nerthe was great displaying a rich variety of flavours, totally outshone the Preston White Rhone
Fantastic flight, with a great variety of different wines; The classic Cotes du Rhone was simple and well executed, Grove was clearly the Aussie but still show some elegance and spice without the domineering aspects of the typical Australian Shiraz. An interesting local battle between two big Hawkes Bay names, Craggy was a little disappointing, obviously a different price point but even still considering how the good the Old Block 14 used to be, this was disappointing, all th best fruit perhaps went into the Le Sol. The Hyperion was the star of the flight and the night, well integrated, drinking well now with room for bottle development
Both wines did the trick, the Brown Brothers in particular worked well, even if it is cheap lolly water to a certain extent
Great evening, some fabulous wines, time to Explore Syrah from the NZ Regions perhaps
2016 Yalumba Viognier The Y Series 88 Points
Australia, South Australia
Pale, Tremendous vibrant floral, perfume aromas, white peach, persimmon, on the palate, lacks depth but so rich on the nose, made a lovely aperitif and would suit shellfish
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2014 Falconhead Viognier 86 Points
New Zealand, North Island, Hawke's Bay
Yellow, floral, citrus and stone fruit on the nose, more peach, nectarine, touch of pear and ginger on the palate, well balanced, easy drinking on its own or with food
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