Winemaker Notes
Aromas of lifted citrus and stone fruit. Well-balanced, vibrant fruit and great acid structure with subtle notes of toasty oak that underlay, creating a well rounded palate. This wine always has intensity, full natural acidity and great length.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This wine is gold in color with a greenish tinge. The aromas are heady and opulent and wound together seamlessly. They engulf the senses with honey, lemon rind, toasty oak and hints of flint and blossoms. The palate is beautifully structured, slinky and mouth coating but lifted by crystalline acidity. The oak is present but finessed. It's fabulously food friendly and ready to drink now.
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James Suckling
This has a fresh, lively, poached-pear, lemon, hazelnut and praline nose with some gently flinty nuances. The palate has a smooth, yellow-peach edge and a pithy lemon and grapefruit core with attractively sinewy concentration at the finish.
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