September 19, 2021 - Fantastic golden color indicating its age. All the characteristics of aged Marsanne, fantastic length. Acid and “crispness” still present to carry it through. The “oilyness “ that you often get with aged Marsanne was missing. Medium bodied for a white wine - I don’t believe it is going to get any better. Great VFM.
January 26, 2021 - This grape is so hard to rate. Amazing colour, great nose. Beautiful oaky, buttery chardonnay style on the first taste but instead of finishing thick and unpleasant it finishes crisp! Unfortunately for me this bottle kept a bit of bitterness with the crispness so was not great without food. Still amazing value though and well worth putting a few in the cellar to see how they evolve. Got a couple left so looking forward to them
September 14, 2020 - Great drinking now!
Melon, honey, apricot aromas, accompanied with some herbaceous and mineral aromas, finished of with a fresh acidity, make it and all round superb drinking experience. Good length. Slight oily mouthfeel gives the Wine an extra richness that sets it apart from an aged Hunter Semillon.
Perfect match to a salmon pasta dish with lobster white wine sauce.
November 17, 2019 - Screw cap. 13.5% alc.
Gold. Pear, peach, citrus, honey. Mid-full palate, with a lovely texture and mouthfeel. There's an oily note, which adds to the fruit here. Nice with food too.
September 23, 2019 - White gold, aromas of peach, apricot, lemon, lime, nougat. To taste the palate has medium weight with stone fruits and pronounced lemon and lime zesty finish which lingers long after the wine has been swallowed. As good as ever. Love it.
July 16, 2019 - An extraordinary wine that divided opinion. Deep gold. Nose is unctuous and exotic. Rather full-bodied on the palate for Tahbilk. Fascinating in a difficult to pin down way. This certainly shows the ageing potential.
April 26, 2019 - Glorious golden colour. Toast, marmalade, honey, lemon drops, vanilla, with acidity keeping it in balance. The first properly aged Marsanne I have tried, bought direct from winery. By happy chance the 2009 was also the very first young Marsanne I tasted, back in 2010. I reckon it’s got a point better fwiw though of course it is now a fantastically different beast. Only thing lacking for higher points is length, but that’s a minor quibble, this is very special.
January 10, 2019 - Medium-bodied. So enjoyable. No oxidation or rough edges. The nose is of lemon curd and citrus blossom. The weight and texture more than the nose distinguish it from a Hunter semillon.
August 21, 2018 - Very good. I think it will be nicer with a little more airing, though.
March 13, 2018 - Pale gold. Intense aromas of aviation fuel, lime cordial and then nougat and hazelnut which hides in the background. Round, smooth texture, acidity is there but beautifully balanced by the ripe lime and apricot. Wonderful intense aromas and flavours. Great value for money, about £11 for this bottle. In a blind tasting you’d put your house on it being an aged Riesling.