2014 Alheit Vineyards Cartology Bushvines

Community Tasting Notes (62) Avg Score: 91.9 points

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  4/5/2024 - lozatron wrote:

  Loire & Friends Chenin Dinner (Table du Marché): On opening, SO reductive, not just struck match but a whole bucket of brimstone. Gave it a bit of a shake and some time in the glass and...well it settled down, but never completely. Someone said Tarte Tatin - i could see that, but there was also a somewhat bitter finish. Suspect this wasn't the best bottle, although perhaps also a pointer to drinking these wines younger.

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  4/4/2024 - ricard wrote: 91 Points

  Bit of reduction but far from excessive. Lovely creaminess on the nose - yum! I'm guessing this is the influence of the 11% Semillon. Tarte tatin - a definitely baked apple and yeasty flavour. Oven-baked aromas. A bit hot, maybe high in alcohol, and a tad unbalanced. OK but unexciting. Disappointingly simple for a Chenin with 10 years on it. I wouldn't bother ageing further.

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  9/23/2023 - quickben Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Just wow. This has evolved into the most beautiful expression of chenin with the semillon adding honey notes but still retaining fruit and acidity. Oh that all white wines could age so gracefully. Still lots of life though sadly my final bottle.

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  12/3/2022 - bboy Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Delightful.

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  8/20/2021 - NickA Likes this wine: 91 Points

  You can feel the quality here, with every element seamlessly integrated. Smoky, slightly lactic nose (goat's cheese?!), with hints of exotic spices. Also not much trace of fruit on the palate, which reminded me of bitter caramel, creme fraiche and lemon juice mixed with soda water. Drinking beautifully but, as I said in my June 2019 note - is it actually delicious?

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