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White
2012 Millton Chardonnay Opou Vineyard
Chardonnay
- New Zealand
- North Island
- Gisborne
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Community Tasting Notes 3
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mwneil Likes this wine: 91 points
September 9, 2015 - My first NZ chard, good fruit, not much oak, California style but ratcheted down, balanced, good golden color, 13.5 alcohol, medium bodied, drank with salmon and lentils, will drink again as we enjoyed the wine, recommended by someone I met from NZ.
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PT insurgent wrote:
September 3, 2015 - On the nose, notes of oak, toast, vanilla, smoke, ginger. Cooked, lemon, peach. Creamy, butter, honey notes.
Palate is dry, high acid, pronounced intensity, notes of oak, vanilla, clove, cooked lemon, creamy, leesy, peach, melon, almond, caramel, toffee . -
HStaal wrote: 89 points
February 14, 2015 - WSET Level 4 Course - WSET School; 9/6/2014-5/23/2015 (WSET School, Bermondsey): Appearance: The wine is Clear with a Medium lemon colour. Lemon edging gold; some spritz
Nose: The nose is Clean and Developing, showing Pronounced intensity primary aromas of peach, apricot, melon, secondary aromas of butter, vanilla, smoke, ginger spice and tertiary aromas of toffee, caramel, savoury.
Palate: The wine is Dry in the mouth with a High level of acidity. It has a Medium Level of alcohol (13.00%). It has Medium(+) body and Medium(+) intensity primary flavours of peach, apricot, melon, secondary flavours of butter, vanilla, smoke, ginger spice and tertiary flavours of toffee, caramel, savoury . The finish is Medium(+). It has rich, soft, creamy texture
Overall: Quite complex, long and intense. Well made. Potential to age
Conclusion: It is a Very Good quality wine. Can Drink Now but has Potential for Ageing Has structure to age. Will loose the fruit character but develop more tertiary character. 7 -10 years; High priced (£14.99)
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By Gary Walsh
1/17/2014 (link)(Millton Vineyards & Winery Millton Opou Chardonnay) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Mike Bennie
1/16/2014 (link)(Millton Vineyards Opou Chardonnay) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
September/October 2014, IWC Issue #176 (link)(The Milton Vineyard Chardonnay Opou Vineyard Gisborne) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type White
- Producer Millton
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Opou Vineyard
- Country New Zealand
- Region North Island
- SubRegion Gisborne
- Appellation Gisborne
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 1 (14%)
- Consumed 6 (86%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
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- ProducerMillton
- VarietyChardonnay
- VineyardOpou Vineyard
- CountryNew Zealand
- RegionNorth Island
- SubRegionGisborne
- AppellationGisborne
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