11/12/2012 - ayleswine wrote:

Mandarin notes lead to a slightly dehydrated fruit attribute. Viscosity sweetness with tangerine and turkish delight. Beautiful concentration, higher glycerol notes with delightful honey acacia characters.

11/12/2012 - ayleswine Likes this wine:

Musky perfume with tropical citrus and a myriad of flowers of pit fruits. Lovely golden orange with delicious sweetnes and viscosity. A splendid wine.

11/12/2012 - ayleswine Likes this wine:

Great acidity and white peach. Ripe quince and banana with pink grapefruit. Overt sweetness, subtle spice and viscous weight and twang of acidity delayed to the finish.

11/12/2012 - ayleswine Likes this wine:

Subtle hay character at first, fresh lemon and grapefruit lines white truffle and chalk dust. Sheer intense citrus zest and gorgeous complexity of white pepper. Bright with phenolic intensity.

11/12/2012 - ayleswine Likes this wine:

Waxy bees honey and florals, followed by honey and peach flavours on the palate. Cloying sweetness coats the mouth with big ripe fruits, light apple and flinty finish.

11/12/2012 - ayleswine wrote:

Aromas of light dried fruits and nutty-funkiness. Once that clears honey, citrus, pear and caramel pervade the senses. Lively acidity forms the backbone for a divine finish.

11/12/2012 - ayleswine Likes this wine:

Fragrant orange blossom. Fresh and divine balance: residual sweetness matched with lemon-apple acidity. Beautiful fresh apricot and nice viscosity. Could certainly cellar to at least 2016-18.

11/12/2012 - ayleswine Likes this wine:

Very aromatic nose, slightly sweet nuances. Jasmine, boxtree and accacia balanced with warm peach and nice finesse. Softer and subtle acid than Marlborough.

11/12/2012 - ayleswine wrote:

Florals and lychees perfumed on nose. Tight minerality with lime chalkiness. Nectarine mid palate with 'cool' green fruits.

7/9/2012 - ayleswine Likes this wine:

Dark central otago nose, with brandy christmas cake, cranberry and earthy notes. Blackberry character, slightly higher alcohol with a full mouthfeel showing clay soils. Stunningly silky and concentrated.

7/28/2013 - ayleswine wrote:

Stinky musty wood with buttery-off nose. Stalky - a lower finesse Meursault than usual. Mineral chalky notes but not much else going for it.

6/8/2012 - ayleswine Likes this wine:

Aromas of orange, blossom, lime, quince, light spice with delicate florals. Stunning mouthfeel and sublime minerality this is texturally superior with long finish.

6/8/2012 - ayleswine Likes this wine:

Orange purity on nose. Slight residual sugar and spritz, with great orange acidity following through to palate. Luxurious lime finish that will go further - at least a 2020+/

6/8/2012 - ayleswine Likes this wine:

Grapefruit and pear nose, with perfect acidity balance. Cellared in a cupboard but still absolutely A-mazing. Wild yeast/ageing in barrel on lees really adding to the complexity and structure of the wine.

6/8/2012 - ayleswine Likes this wine:

Sweet mandarin and rich fruit - apricot, pear, orange. Stunning balance with light spritz. Divine, 4 years +

6/8/2012 - ayleswine Likes this wine:

Ripe apple, lemon and white flower. Lime and ginger with very slight spritzig adding fresh vibrancy to the wine.

6/8/2012 - ayleswine Likes this wine:

Stunning balance of ripe fruit but not to concentrated. Thought old world due to cork when served blind. Lovely palate weight and very drinkable.

6/8/2012 - ayleswine Likes this wine:

Great minerality and intense wine. Crisp dry finish. Served blind we thought it was a $25 wine - it was $9 bought at supermarket that week! Stunning.

8/6/2012 - ayleswine Likes this wine:

Orange and unfiltered appearance. Hibiscus, peach and nectarine palate. Subtle leesy- biscuity notes, lemon custard, orange blossom. Delicacy and ethereal grace.

8/15/2012 - ayleswine wrote:

A peppery and bacon aroma, with fresh raspberries, dried fruits like prunes, with spice -cinnamon and thyme accents. Palate follow through with red-black berry fruits, lovely savoury notes and underpinning acidity adding focus to the wine.

9/7/2012 - ayleswine wrote:

On the nose this is floral, crystallised ginger, orange and ripe stonefruit with geraniol and rose typical of aromatics. Light sweetness but the palate is balanced: cloying characteristics matched with a bright acidity retained from picking the fruit at the perfect moment. Spice, pear and tangerine peel - I could smell and sip this all night. Perfect with some aged brie and dried turkish apricots.