{screwcap, 12.5%} Deep yellow with a golden hint. Intense nose and palate of rockmelon, paw-paw, vanilla bean (not oak though), all shot through with a kind of sandy steeliness. Quite a mixture of youth and experience, if you like. I'd call this full-bodied for a white wine, still with medium acidity which comes through on the finish, plenty of overt fruit in development. Rich in aging fruit, but always dry, and with a savoury, crisp finish. Quite a heavy hitter, with a medium long finish. This is very impressive at a dozen years, and for a wine that was sub-$15 on release.
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Sweet lemon, Melon, floral, a slight grassy lift. Some honeyed and nutty characters creeping in. Fresh and fine on the palate with good acidic cut and impressive length for this price point.
Opinion: Very pleasant. Held up well with air, as it remained open for 5 days. Keeping fresh under screwcap and developing nicely at the same time.
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Heady aromas straight away, lime cordial and toast like an aged riesling, some lemon curd and waxy rockmelon notes too. Good. Palate is a little empty in the middle and feels a little watery and plain - the acid feels dissociated from the wine and seems a little thin and wiry.
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Nose of lime and apple, with hints of brown bread and sweaty sock. Palate shows bright acidity and a firm structure, but a fairly dull flavour: still mineral water with muddled lime.
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{screwcap, 12.5%} Solid yellow, still with some green flash to it. Maturing nise, yellow tropical fruit, pineapple, nougat, hint of grapefruit. Palate is a bit greasy in texture, although the acidity comes through as a backbone eventually. Medium/full bodied, tasting as the nose promises, evenly present along the tongue, semi-mature at least. It’s a bit four-square, to be really critical, but otherwise a really decent example of the grape at nearly a decade old. Will keep a few years easily.
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I have a long history with this wine and so admit to a lack of objectivity. An early memory is drinking this with my late father, as a kid, on Christmas day and finally understanding why people liked wine. I love the tradition behind this old winery, the decency and humility of the staff and the quality of whatever they do. This is a lovely example of the 'house style' - pale white gold, aromas of honeysuckle, lemon and apricot, similar on palate, which is full but corsetted by clean acid that leads to a long, quite rich yet dry finish. You could pay a lot more and get a lot less. Wonderful with cheese, or pasta dishes like cachio e pepe, or even something like the otherwise unpleasant Alfredo, or similar.
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Peach, lemon, orange, wet rocks, and a light honied touch on the nose.
Grippy, but also quite juicy on the palate. Not particularly fruity; more spicy and savoury. Well balanced acidity and good length for a cheap wine.
Opinion: Not hugely exciting, but quaffable and very food friendly. In a good spot now, and should hold for another 4-6 years comfortably. If previous vintages are anything to go by, it may even improve further over that same period.
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Gul färg. Utvecklad och intensiv fruktig doft med inslag av citrus, petroleum, vanilj och rostade toner (ej fatat) och mineral. Fortfarande frisk syra. Fylligt för att vara oekat. Riktigt bra value.
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Beautiful Marsanne, lighter than the 2010 but still extremely drinkable. Really great value, flavours of citrus, medium-bodied and refreshing, goes beautifully with pork, seafood.
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Colour: Bright golden yellow. Nose: Honeysuckle, mandarin, pear. Palette: Pear, mandarin, honeysuckle and nutmeg with a buttery finish. Nice long finish and the acidity shows it still has quite a few years left in it and may improve further. Still one of the best value for money aging white wines in the world.
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{screwcap, 12.5%} Mid yellow. Nicely developing nose of melon, honeysuckle, lanolin, apricot. Although the acid is only really low/medium, the wine is still vibrant and lively, with medium weight, and a browning grass quality to the melon flavours which always remain resolutely dry. Medium length finish, very satisfying. May age and develop further for another five years or so; if you want real longevity in Tahbilk’s Marianne best to turn to the 1927 vine bottling. Still this is absurdly good for a wine I bought direct from the winery just a month ago for all of seventeen bucks.
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Quite an interesting fruit spectrum on the nose: like a fruit salad that's not too tropical, with lemon, hints of peach, pineapple and guava. Quite rich and round on the palate yet with really nice refreshing acidity throughout. Very good for cheap fruity style white, and doubtless will blossom into something more interesting with more time
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One of my first experiences with an aged Marsanne. I loved it, some remaining citrus, however the overwhelming flavour that I got from it was honey and some under-ripe banana. Just lovely.
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In the glass: Medium lemonade n green On the nose: Lemon, lime, honeysuckle and straw. On the palate: Energetic, lively and still incredibly youthful with a delicious core of yellow fruits and honeysuckle. Lifted sherbety acidity provides never-ending flavour length and it has a very tasty quinine-like texture.
Pair with Shellfish soup
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A pronounced nose of green apple, apricot, elderflower, white pepper and a strong minerality that is hard to pin down (rubber and steeliness). The acidity is, predictably, low, with a medium body and medium finish. There is a strong bitterness that is somehow pleasant: presumably because it creates some tension in the wine which is usually done by acidity. A bit sophisticated, but nothing crazy in the end.
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Quite a tropical fruit nose. Really bright and youthful, full of ripe sweet fruit, certainly not yet showing the more floral profile I normally associate with these but its very, very young. Still a very lovely young wine though.
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3/25/2024 - graemeg wrote:
{screwcap, 12.5%} Deep yellow with a golden hint. Intense nose and palate of rockmelon, paw-paw, vanilla bean (not oak though), all shot through with a kind of sandy steeliness. Quite a mixture of youth and experience, if you like. I'd call this full-bodied for a white wine, still with medium acidity which comes through on the finish, plenty of overt fruit in development. Rich in aging fruit, but always dry, and with a savoury, crisp finish. Quite a heavy hitter, with a medium long finish. This is very impressive at a dozen years, and for a wine that was sub-$15 on release.
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9/24/2022 - mphatic wrote:
Screwcap, 12.5% alc. Light gold. Age appropriate.
Sweet lemon, Melon, floral, a slight grassy lift.
Some honeyed and nutty characters creeping in. Fresh and fine on the palate with good acidic cut and impressive length for this price point.
Opinion: Very pleasant. Held up well with air, as it remained open for 5 days. Keeping fresh under screwcap and developing nicely at the same time.
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5/27/2022 - ProfByron Likes this wine: 94 Points
This is one of the best drinking vintages at present. Rich textural white with seam of sulphur and vegetation, which really works.
Fabulous.
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4/7/2022 - ProfByron Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drinking superbly now. This is a fabulous wine to cellar.
It really builds flavour over time.
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11/1/2021 - GAT Likes this wine: 93 Points
Wonderful.
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8/2/2021 - Milliontown wrote: 88 Points
Heady aromas straight away, lime cordial and toast like an aged riesling, some lemon curd and waxy rockmelon notes too. Good. Palate is a little empty in the middle and feels a little watery and plain - the acid feels dissociated from the wine and seems a little thin and wiry.
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3/3/2021 - Drinking Trees wrote:
Nose of lime and apple, with hints of brown bread and sweaty sock. Palate shows bright acidity and a firm structure, but a fairly dull flavour: still mineral water with muddled lime.
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1/17/2021 - graemeg wrote:
{screwcap, 12.5%} Solid yellow, still with some green flash to it. Maturing nise, yellow tropical fruit, pineapple, nougat, hint of grapefruit. Palate is a bit greasy in texture, although the acidity comes through as a backbone eventually. Medium/full bodied, tasting as the nose promises, evenly present along the tongue, semi-mature at least. It’s a bit four-square, to be really critical, but otherwise a really decent example of the grape at nearly a decade old. Will keep a few years easily.
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12/24/2020 - Rote Kappelle Likes this wine: 92 Points
I have a long history with this wine and so admit to a lack of objectivity. An early memory is drinking this with my late father, as a kid, on Christmas day and finally understanding why people liked wine. I love the tradition behind this old winery, the decency and humility of the staff and the quality of whatever they do. This is a lovely example of the 'house style' - pale white gold, aromas of honeysuckle, lemon and apricot, similar on palate, which is full but corsetted by clean acid that leads to a long, quite rich yet dry finish. You could pay a lot more and get a lot less. Wonderful with cheese, or pasta dishes like cachio e pepe, or even something like the otherwise unpleasant Alfredo, or similar.
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12/19/2020 - mphatic wrote:
Screwcap, 12.5% alc. Light gold, lime hue.
Peach, lemon, orange, wet rocks, and a light honied touch on the nose.
Grippy, but also quite juicy on the palate. Not particularly fruity; more spicy and savoury. Well balanced acidity and good length for a cheap wine.
Opinion: Not hugely exciting, but quaffable and very food friendly. In a good spot now, and should hold for another 4-6 years comfortably. If previous vintages are anything to go by, it may even improve further over that same period.
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10/16/2020 - Hampe wrote: 89 Points
Gul färg. Utvecklad och intensiv fruktig doft med inslag av citrus, petroleum, vanilj och rostade toner (ej fatat) och mineral. Fortfarande frisk syra. Fylligt för att vara oekat. Riktigt bra value.
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5/23/2020 - Mahler9 wrote: 94 Points
Beautiful Marsanne, lighter than the 2010 but still extremely drinkable. Really great value, flavours of citrus, medium-bodied and refreshing, goes beautifully with pork, seafood.
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5/20/2020 - Erroll Likes this wine: 85 Points
Tasty, honey, decent acidity, lingering aftertaste, slightly burned. Good matching with garlic and saffron gambas, and scallop.
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5/14/2020 - corkus Likes this wine: 90 Points
Same as previous tasting notes from 2019 but a bit richer, so improving.
Also more of a guava tang to the palette this time.
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6/20/2019 - corkus Likes this wine: 90 Points
Colour: Bright golden yellow.
Nose: Honeysuckle, mandarin, pear.
Palette: Pear, mandarin, honeysuckle and nutmeg with a buttery finish.
Nice long finish and the acidity shows it still has quite a few years left in it and may improve further.
Still one of the best value for money aging white wines in the world.
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5/13/2019 - graemeg wrote:
{screwcap, 12.5%} Mid yellow. Nicely developing nose of melon, honeysuckle, lanolin, apricot. Although the acid is only really low/medium, the wine is still vibrant and lively, with medium weight, and a browning grass quality to the melon flavours which always remain resolutely dry. Medium length finish, very satisfying. May age and develop further for another five years or so; if you want real longevity in Tahbilk’s Marianne best to turn to the 1927 vine bottling. Still this is absurdly good for a wine I bought direct from the winery just a month ago for all of seventeen bucks.
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3/24/2019 - Bearbus wrote:
Quite an interesting fruit spectrum on the nose: like a fruit salad that's not too tropical, with lemon, hints of peach, pineapple and guava. Quite rich and round on the palate yet with really nice refreshing acidity throughout. Very good for cheap fruity style white, and doubtless will blossom into something more interesting with more time
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3/3/2019 - corkus Likes this wine: 89 Points
Still fresh but starting to hit the honeyed sweet spot.
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1/30/2019 - tuxy85 Likes this wine: 94 Points
One of my first experiences with an aged Marsanne. I loved it, some remaining citrus, however the overwhelming flavour that I got from it was honey and some under-ripe banana. Just lovely.
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9/8/2018 - penguinoid Likes this wine:
Colour: gold yellow
Nose: honeyed, honeysuckle, nougat. Lemon peel, nectarine, peach. Mandarin, mango. Lots of white flowers.
Palate: lemon, lemon peel, lemon oil. Maybe a hint of lemon marmalade? Mandarin. Honeysuckle. Nectarine. Nougat. Fresh lemony acidity, talc-chalky minerality. Smooth mouthfeel. Lovely, medium bodied, 12,5% alcohol.
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5/13/2018 - Membrad wrote:
Enjoy with - Shellfish soup
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3/9/2018 - Membrad wrote:
In the glass: Medium lemonade n green
On the nose: Lemon, lime, honeysuckle and straw.
On the palate: Energetic, lively and still incredibly youthful with a delicious core of yellow fruits and honeysuckle. Lifted sherbety acidity provides never-ending flavour length and it has a very tasty quinine-like texture.
Pair with Shellfish soup
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8/22/2016 - GAT Likes this wine: 85 Points
Excellent food wine. Some colour, nice lemony nose with balanced palate. Marsanne character showing through.
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3/28/2016 - BlackMamba Likes this wine: 90 Points
Lemon, a bit of honeysuckle and a savoury feel.
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5/15/2015 - purevar1etals wrote: 86 Points
A pronounced nose of green apple, apricot, elderflower, white pepper and a strong minerality that is hard to pin down (rubber and steeliness).
The acidity is, predictably, low, with a medium body and medium finish. There is a strong bitterness that is somehow pleasant: presumably because it creates some tension in the wine which is usually done by acidity. A bit sophisticated, but nothing crazy in the end.
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4/17/2015 - Biggsy wrote: 89 Points
Quite a tropical fruit nose. Really bright and youthful, full of ripe sweet fruit, certainly not yet showing the more floral profile I normally associate with these but its very, very young. Still a very lovely young wine though.
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3/10/2014 - elledeca wrote:
not very expressive, cardboard and strong alcohol. I have had other bottles and they were much more fruity and pleasant.
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5/18/2013 - Avid Wino wrote: 90 Points
You know what you're getting. Another excellent vintage.
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