I don’t usually score wines that don’t jive with my palate but this bottle stood out as offensive. GRAEMEG says it all. If you see this in a shop, do yourself and your friends a favor: look left, look right, spend $5 more, spend $5 less. This is not for drinking.
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Green apples, lemon, pineapple and hint of minerals on the nose. Fresh on the palate. Slightly bitter in the middle and finish. Balanced acidity. Ok wine. 84p
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Just re-read my note from 2017 and I could type it out again! A fairly coarse, even harsh, sparkler, medium weight but all sour fruit of marginal ripeness. Paw-paw, rockmelon, but no charm at all. Vigorous, pointy bubbles, little yeast character or other complexity, medium weight, short finish. No second glass for me, it was that under-whelming.
Blend: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier from cool climate spots across Victoria, including Whitlands Plateau, Strathbogie Ranges and the Upper Yarra Valley. Primary fermentation in stainless steel tanks with cultured yeast. Plus a few select parcels fermented in oak vessels. Blending of new base wines with reserve wines from previous years. Second fermentation in the bottle on yeast lees for at least 12 months. Riddling, disgorging, dosage plus 3 months bottle age. 12.5% Abv. Background: Robert-Jean de Vogüé (d. 1976) of Moët & Chandon promoted the culture of sparkling wine round the world: Argentina, California, Brazil, China, India and since 1982 Australia. Estate Director: Susan Caudry Winemaking Director: Dan Buckle Winemaker: Glenn Thompson
A(ccuracy)=2: Pale lemon/straw. Hi-tone with frothy mousse. B(alance)=2: Modulated components with acidity dominant. C(omplexity)=2: Citrous, green apple, hint of candy. D(epth)=1: Tangy mouthfeel. Compact palate and short finish.
Wine Tally Score [2,2,1,1] = 6/10
Basic offering from a line-up of 15+ bottlings with vigorous "life-style" pitch.
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1/19/2023 - cliftonng wrote:
Pear with floral and slight yeasty notes. There is slight sweetness on the clean, straightforward palate.
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1/9/2023 - Skotto Does not like this wine: 75 Points
I don’t usually score wines that don’t jive with my palate but this bottle stood out as offensive.
GRAEMEG says it all.
If you see this in a shop, do yourself and your friends a favor: look left, look right, spend $5 more, spend $5 less. This is not for drinking.
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12/13/2022 - Oddbjørn Likes this wine: 84 Points
Green apples, lemon, pineapple and hint of minerals on the nose. Fresh on the palate. Slightly bitter in the middle and finish. Balanced acidity. Ok wine. 84p
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11/27/2022 - graemeg wrote:
Just re-read my note from 2017 and I could type it out again! A fairly coarse, even harsh, sparkler, medium weight but all sour fruit of marginal ripeness. Paw-paw, rockmelon, but no charm at all. Vigorous, pointy bubbles, little yeast character or other complexity, medium weight, short finish. No second glass for me, it was that under-whelming.
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8/6/2022 - WineTally wrote:
Blend: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier
from cool climate spots across Victoria, including Whitlands Plateau,
Strathbogie Ranges and the Upper Yarra Valley.
Primary fermentation in stainless steel tanks with cultured yeast.
Plus a few select parcels fermented in oak vessels.
Blending of new base wines with reserve wines from previous years.
Second fermentation in the bottle on yeast lees for at least 12 months.
Riddling, disgorging, dosage plus 3 months bottle age.
12.5% Abv.
Background: Robert-Jean de Vogüé (d. 1976) of Moët & Chandon
promoted the culture of sparkling wine round the world: Argentina,
California, Brazil, China, India and since 1982 Australia.
Estate Director: Susan Caudry
Winemaking Director: Dan Buckle
Winemaker: Glenn Thompson
A(ccuracy)=2: Pale lemon/straw. Hi-tone with frothy mousse.
B(alance)=2: Modulated components with acidity dominant.
C(omplexity)=2: Citrous, green apple, hint of candy.
D(epth)=1: Tangy mouthfeel. Compact palate and short finish.
Wine Tally Score [2,2,1,1] = 6/10
Basic offering from a line-up of 15+ bottlings with vigorous "life-style" pitch.
For story-telling label graphics, see:
[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg9j9asukLX/]
[https://www.facebook.com/WineTally/]
For a video explanation of WineTally (in 8 languages) see:
Wine Tally on www.youtube.com.
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