Community Tasting Note

honest bob wrote:

Saturday, April 8, 2023 - From 75cl screwcap. After a promisingly NZ-bright-cherry-PN-like scent, this wine unfortunately takes a nosedive. Sweet entry; the residual sugar also dominates the 13% alc on the—not quite appropriately—highly-perfumed mid-palate, which to me seems just to cry out for more acidity, concentration, minerality, grip, tannins... or something. Muddy, cloudy texture (although the wine looks clear in the glass). This feels like a pretty basic, commercial wine, not just compared to more artisanal products e.g. from Felton Road, but also to the finer, more winning bottlings of, say, Villa Maria. 88P

The CT reviews here are all over the place. No, this definitely isn't a 95/96-pointer (DaleyWine on 10.11.2021; Scott4227 on 23.10.2021) but it is correctly made and pleasant to drink. Whether it is justifiable to import it to Europe in view of the many local PN/Spätbugunder wines offered at a similar price, and of equal or higher quality, is a question well worth asking.

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