2015 Giesen Chardonnay The Fuder Clayvin Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  8/23/2023 - colinscellar Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Lemon and grapefruit citrus up front gets the mouth watering. Vanilla and baking spice come through strongly, suggesting a solid whack of oak, which is interesting because the use of fuder barrels is meant to reduce the oak impact. There's also a bit of cashew nuttiness and a creamy malo texture gives it quite a big mouthfeel. Feels like it ticked a lot of boxes but somehow I only like it not love it.

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  1/17/2020 - Callum's Corkers Likes this wine: 90 Points

  brief note from London tasting
  
  90 today but 91 on potential
  
  N...huge, sweet oak, classic NW peaches and cream
  
  T....nice Euro' earthy characters, but much of the rest is young/unmelded and all over the shop; lively, at 5 yrs old is still to come together, feels as though cellaring will do that; plenty of power here.
  
  Rec RP £45.00....feels almost that, say £35

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  10/10/2018 - graemeg wrote:

  "2019" Sydney International Wine Show - stewarding notes; 10/7/2018-10/12/2018 (Blue Mountains, NSW): {screwcap} May have been the oakiest wine I tasted all week. Sandalwood, nuts. Lots of buttery flavours too; there may have been primary fruit under here once but I’m damned if I can find it under the oak and butter and malo. Medium weight, with low chalky tannins and a short/medium but rather one-dimensional finish.

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