Light to medium body, the weight of high minerals mineral water. Still quite lean, acidic and grassy despite some toast on the nose and some slightly honeyed notes through the finish. Youthful, with the first shades of age creeping in. Salty twang through the finish goes well with the lemon juice and rind, and rockmelon fruit flavours. Watch it's evolution over the next 5 years. Very good. $19 aud at Dan's, one of the value gems of their Cellar Selection. The current vintage, 2022, is on members deal for $11 as I type. The best value wine in Australia? Tahbilk are certainly at the mercy of Dan's with this one, it's hard to buy anywhere else and theres such a high RRP/street price gap. The price of reach, I guess, but it's steep verging on theft. Screwcap.
Light, lemon curd nose. So fresh and clean. I really like this wine but it just had to be marked down in more illustrious company. How can one ever calibrate scores...
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This bottling is so much more expressive than earlier vintages. Clean, light and floral. Able to last much longer but drinking well now in its pale, juvenile stage. Very good value.
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Starting to get hints on honeysuckle and turning a golden hue. Struggles in the mid palate and finishes with an overbearing alcohol burn. Don’t think this will get much better.
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Medium golden in the glass. Nice freshness delivered on the nose in the form of white meadow flowers, green apple, pear and some grassy notes. Medium body, decent acid and balanced with the alcohol. Nothing overwhelming, nor impressive. Just an everyday easy-sipper.
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A nicely perfumed/floral wine very similar to a number of french whites I have tasted . On the tongue it is light and airy similar once again to a light bodied unwooded french chardonnay . Some compare it to semillon but no it's not even close to a Hunter valley semillon in flavour. Light bodied, light coloured, pleasant summer wine .
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Pale straw with green tinges at May 2017. v/good On the nose , its very youthful obviously recently bottled within last 6 mths , has fresh petal flowers , not a lot of honeysuckle yet more citrus like fruit than 2015 . ok On the palate its lighter to medium bodied with good clean fruit an clean acid . ok. It don't see this wine in the same class as 2015 , which was exceptional. This wine needs time to fill mid palate so if you buy an put away as its needs a few years to develop. For the price its ok
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Blossom, peach, citrus, mineral, body, balance. Plenty of length but lacking a bit of intensity. Night two: Second half of bottle. Better for a night's rest, more texture and richness/power. One for the cellar, which would be no surprise to anybody. 90 or better.
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12/28/2023 - StewartWent wrote: 88 Points
I found this a little atypical of the linage. Fresh, very fruit forward, juicy but almost to a fault. Not a lot of obvious development. Good fun.
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6/25/2023 - Martin_G wrote: 90 Points
Early prime window. No rush, still quite youthful. What a useful wine this is... Stock up!
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2/3/2023 - TJMillar wrote: 90 Points
Excellent. Opened up to a beautiful warm nose after a while, balanced on the palette, very enjoyable
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1/28/2023 - Screwcaps Likes this wine:
Light to medium body, the weight of high minerals mineral water. Still quite lean, acidic and grassy despite some toast on the nose and some slightly honeyed notes through the finish. Youthful, with the first shades of age creeping in. Salty twang through the finish goes well with the lemon juice and rind, and rockmelon fruit flavours. Watch it's evolution over the next 5 years. Very good. $19 aud at Dan's, one of the value gems of their Cellar Selection. The current vintage, 2022, is on members deal for $11 as I type. The best value wine in Australia? Tahbilk are certainly at the mercy of Dan's with this one, it's hard to buy anywhere else and theres such a high RRP/street price gap. The price of reach, I guess, but it's steep verging on theft. Screwcap.
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1/8/2023 - chatters wrote:
Lunch with the wine ark boys (Chubby Cheeks, Paddington): Citrus, green fruits a little freshly grated ginger, stone fruit. Juicy, a little oyster shell, quite simple in this lime up but fresh and pleasing none the less.
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12/20/2022 - hinterland wrote: 87 Points
surprisingly raw and grassy, will not improve more with age
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8/2/2021 - rwpalmer wrote: 84 Points
Light, lemon curd nose. So fresh and clean. I really like this wine but it just had to be marked down in more illustrious company. How can one ever calibrate scores...
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11/26/2020 - rwpalmer wrote: 90 Points
This bottling is so much more expressive than earlier vintages. Clean, light and floral. Able to last much longer but drinking well now in its pale, juvenile stage. Very good value.
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10/12/2020 - Jajduncan wrote: 88 Points
Starting to get hints on honeysuckle and turning a golden hue. Struggles in the mid palate and finishes with an overbearing alcohol burn. Don’t think this will get much better.
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3/4/2020 - grapenomad wrote: 84 Points
Medium golden in the glass. Nice freshness delivered on the nose in the form of white meadow flowers, green apple, pear and some grassy notes. Medium body, decent acid and balanced with the alcohol. Nothing overwhelming, nor impressive. Just an everyday easy-sipper.
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2/19/2019 - Eric gene Noack Likes this wine: 92 Points
A nicely perfumed/floral wine very similar to a number of french whites I have tasted .
On the tongue it is light and airy similar once again to a light bodied unwooded french chardonnay .
Some compare it to semillon but no it's not even close to a Hunter valley semillon in flavour.
Light bodied, light coloured, pleasant summer wine .
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5/9/2018 - Mooblery wrote: 87 Points
Giving nothing away at this stage. Opened up slightly on day 2 to give notes of fresh pear, but really this is not for drinking any time soon.
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2/7/2018 - ManhattanBeach Likes this wine:
Matthew Jukes 100 Best Australian Wines (Australia House, London): Greengage nose, smoke. Soft marsanne palate, creamy texture, slightly green finish.
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5/6/2017 - Paul Anderson Likes this wine: 87 Points
Pale straw with green tinges at May 2017. v/good
On the nose , its very youthful obviously recently bottled within last 6 mths , has fresh petal flowers , not a lot of honeysuckle yet more citrus like fruit than 2015 . ok On the palate its lighter to medium bodied with good clean fruit an clean acid . ok. It don't see this wine in the same class as 2015 , which was exceptional. This wine needs time to fill mid palate so if you buy an put away as its needs a few years to develop. For the price its ok
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3/12/2017 - Avid Wino wrote: 90 Points
Blossom, peach, citrus, mineral, body, balance. Plenty of length but lacking a bit of intensity. Night two: Second half of bottle. Better for a night's rest, more texture and richness/power. One for the cellar, which would be no surprise to anybody. 90 or better.
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2/2/2017 - Tgarthe wrote: 93 Points
Honeysuckle, ripe tropical fruit, pear, stonefruit. Nicely balanced with a good finish.
Grab a few bottles and put away for 5 years.
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