{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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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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