Atkin 95+ Tasting Event (and dinner wines) (Strauss Auction, Cape Town (and Jo'burg)): (Tasted Blind): Abundance of aromas with Bosq pear, quince jelly and some straw notes. Impressively structured with a wonderful smooth glassiness to the mid-palate, linear, focussed and driven, keeping the taste buds interested and enhanced by a gentle, fragrant note (possibly the Muscat?) with a touch of fennel fronds. With excellent concentration, as expected from seriously old vines, the wine exhibits depth and persistence. It has richness and grace with a medley of citrus infusions towards the close. Lingers, cracking! Blend of Semillon, Palomino, CB and Muscat, not sure of percentages.
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4/21/2024 - oslogooner wrote: 90 Points
Aromatics complex and attractive. Textural, rich-ish and balanced. Nice length.
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12/31/2022 - jrh82 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Spectacular wine, has got it all, great acidity, structue, complexity. Just a hair behind Mev Kirsten.
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9/5/2022 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 97 Points
Atkin 95+ Tasting Event (and dinner wines) (Strauss Auction, Cape Town (and Jo'burg)): (Tasted Blind): Abundance of aromas with Bosq pear, quince jelly and some straw notes. Impressively structured with a wonderful smooth glassiness to the mid-palate, linear, focussed and driven, keeping the taste buds interested and enhanced by a gentle, fragrant note (possibly the Muscat?) with a touch of fennel fronds. With excellent concentration, as expected from seriously old vines, the wine exhibits depth and persistence. It has richness and grace with a medley of citrus infusions towards the close. Lingers, cracking!
Blend of Semillon, Palomino, CB and Muscat, not sure of percentages.
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