Bob Campbell MW 96 points!
Bob Campbell MW 96 points!"Wonderfully intense wine with layer upon layer of exotic tropical fruit, floral and spice flavours. Reminds me of the tropical hot house in Kew Gardens. Any tannins are cleverly concealed by moderate sweetness (some from alcohol). This continues to win my vote as the country's very best Gewurztraminer by a decent margin. Incredible staying power."
Bob Campbell MW, Gourmet Traveller Wine
"This is a bright light gold wine with an easily recognized Gewurztraminer nose. As the vines on this block have grown older, the spice fragrance from successive vintages has become more dominant " in the '08 wine there are fruit cake spices, especially cloves coupled with the aromas of yellow peach and old fashioned roses on the nose. It has a residual sugar of around 20g/L but a voluptuousness and palate volume belying this. The flavours certainly make one sit up and take notice " powerful juicy yellow peach with ripe oranges (rather than the mandarin zest of the variety sourced from the home block) combine with Turkish delight and talc for a refreshing minerality and completed with oodles of spice " especially cloves. A very expressive wine: try with spicy roast pork belly or suckling pig with leeks."
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Country:
New Zealand
Region:
NZ- Martinborough
Variety:
Wine White - Gewurztraminer
Size:
750mL
