This is a great vintage. 10 years on, the color is dense orangey-rose and the bubbles are subdued but persistent. The color and lack of bubbles made us wonder if it was past its peak, but no, it was full of aromas (red berries, orange, and rose hips), flavor (cherries, tangerine, with a citrus overlay and a crisp minerality), and silky mouthfeel. Punches above its price point.
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Family Christmas Morning on the Sunshine Coast. This opened with a vigorous bead and a rich red robe of colour. The nose shows wild strawberry, white cherries, red apples, lemon zest, Christmas spice and rose tinged nougat. The palate is fruit forward with a frothy minerality and zest that balances things very nicely. This is a joyous wine perfect for Christmas morning !
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Harmonious blend of 67% PN and 33% Chard from estate vineyards. It's bursting with tart red berry fruit, fresh baked sourdough, dried pear, lime zest, dried roses and spice character complicated with savory notes and a very appealing minerality with a long finish
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Pale pink color. Drank a glass on Oberg with a nearly completely fogged in view. Dominated by the chalk and minerality, very leesy, indistinct red fruits and apple notes.
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5/15/2024 - joeprez Likes this wine: 94 Points
This is a great vintage. 10 years on, the color is dense orangey-rose and the bubbles are subdued but persistent. The color and lack of bubbles made us wonder if it was past its peak, but no, it was full of aromas (red berries, orange, and rose hips), flavor (cherries, tangerine, with a citrus overlay and a crisp minerality), and silky mouthfeel. Punches above its price point.
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3/2/2024 - WST Likes this wine:
Charity wine pairings to benefit Whatcom Hospice House. (Samish Hill, Bellingham, WA): Sabered for the entertainment value. Light salmon colored. Strawberries, peaches come through. The sense of austerity may have been real, or perhaps it was a result of this bottle being sandwiched between the bold E-O VdV and ‘06 Taittinger Comtes.
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12/25/2023 - drjb Likes this wine: 93 Points
Family Christmas Morning on the Sunshine Coast. This opened with a vigorous bead and a rich red robe of colour. The nose shows wild strawberry, white cherries, red apples, lemon zest, Christmas spice and rose tinged nougat. The palate is fruit forward with a frothy minerality and zest that balances things very nicely. This is a joyous wine perfect for Christmas morning !
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12/3/2023 - Martin Redmond Likes this wine: 94 Points
Harmonious blend of 67% PN and 33% Chard from estate vineyards. It's bursting with tart red berry fruit, fresh baked sourdough, dried pear, lime zest, dried roses and spice character complicated with savory notes and a very appealing minerality with a long finish
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9/28/2023 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Pale pink color. Drank a glass on Oberg with a nearly completely fogged in view. Dominated by the chalk and minerality, very leesy, indistinct red fruits and apple notes.
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