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White
2010 Sacred Hill Chardonnay Riflemans
Chardonnay
- New Zealand
- North Island
- Hawke's Bay
Label borrowed from 2013
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Community Tasting Notes 8
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Vinopolis Likes this wine: 94 points
August 25, 2018 - Delicious! Started with citrus and florals on the nose moving into yellow peach once it opened up, very harmonious wine with great integration of oak, toasted almond, subtle creme brûlée, with a hint of honey and citrusy acidity. Still has another 5 years in it I think but great to drink it now too!
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benjaminpaul wrote: 92 points
August 24, 2018 - Light gold. Nose of apricot, rock melon, ripe orange and nuttiness. Palate of ripe mandarin, overripe orange, ripe lemon peel, almond, pineapple and coconut shavings. Long, rich and delicious.
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ShelleyLisa wrote:
October 15, 2017 - Golden. Heavy on the mouth feel a bit rich tasting. Honeycomb, sweet grapefruit rind, tropical notes, baking spices. Still bright and refreshing. Ready to drink. Evolved.
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HowardNZ Likes this wine: 90 points
September 14, 2017 - Under screwcap. Golden colour. Vanillin, spicy oak on opening, giving way, with time, to rock melon, pineapple, honeycomb and sweetened grapefruit. Lush and rich in the mouth. Quite weighty and dense. Tactile and glycerol mouthfeel. Some impression of fruit sweetness. However, with that citric and exotic fruit profile, it's fresh and clean. It's just lacking, for me, the definition, cut and minerality, needed to be really top class. Some evolution, as a positive, apparent. Ready to go now, but, under screwcap, no hurry needed to drink.
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KJO wrote: 91 points
January 5, 2017 - Light golden honey. Peaches and pears.
Good persistence palate.
Still fresh. Will last several more years.
Lacks the minerality of a top notch white burg.
Very good.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2010
- Type White
- Producer Sacred Hill
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation Riflemans
- Vineyard n/a
- Country New Zealand
- Region North Island
- SubRegion Hawke's Bay
- Appellation Hawke's Bay
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 8 (35%)
- Consumed 15 (65%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerSacred Hill
- VarietyChardonnay
- CountryNew Zealand
- RegionNorth Island
- SubRegionHawke's Bay
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