December 22, 2021 - A delightfully luscious., long drink alongside a superb French dinner.
Unlike many American wines, this is a superb accompaniment to fine food. I concur completely with Ben Christenson's comment from March 2020. I am looking forward to finishing it tomorrow. Stood up to a superb 1985 [year of my marriage] Chateau de Beaucastel.
December 30, 2020 - Ripe exotic fruit on the nose. Think papaya and over ripe pineapple. Lees stood up as pastel de nata. Very textured and you have to appreciate the richness to enjoy it. I think the chenin is showing the ageing characteristics the most. Good wine, but I would suggest drinking up now.
March 27, 2020 - This was sensational. Drank over the course of three days and just kept getting better and better. Wish I had more. Aromatically complex and texturally darn interesting. A great wine right now. Don't see it slowing down but if I had more I would certainly plow through them.
March 24, 2020 - that has amazing complexity and is tasting great right now.
October 18, 2019 - Still a pale hue. Hard to characterise the fruit element, pear seems closest but not quite right. Rich and full but fresh, a touch of oak. Quite big, quite long, plenty of acidity.
Very enjoyable.
August 23, 2019 - Straw. held up really well. Plenty of freshness and crispness. Complex fruits, melon, pear, apple with touch of apricot perhaps. Some light honey. Rich. Fairly long. very drinkable.
February 3, 2019 - The 2013 Mullineux white blend with mainly Chenin Blanc is a powerful wine. The quince and apple fruit is complemented by almonds, nuts and sherry. At first it was a bit fat, but really nice on the second day. This is absolutely nice!
December 14, 2018 - That's way different than Gruner Veltliner! And lots of waxy power. Just don't switch between the two.
August 30, 2018 - The wine was pale straw-yellow in colour and had a nose of dried stone fruit, nuts, honeycomb, and spicy honey. On the palate, the wine showed stone fruit, a lemony component, honeydew melon, nuts, some vanilla and mild oak spice, with lively acidity and good length. A medium-bodied, balanced and harmonious white with perfectly integrated oak. Fuller and richer on day two: It should pair well with a mild yellow curry.
July 28, 2018 - Fine wine. Great balance and finesse. Apples, melons, grapefruit. Good acidity. Hints of honey and apricot. Good length. lovely wine. Still quite young.