Posted: October 4, 2018
Quite a racy and lean style with a fine persistent bead and very pure minerally lemon fruit with toasty yeast autolysis. Very promising!
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Posted: October 4, 2018
Vibrant lifted citrus and red berry bouquet and creamy citrus flavours. High level of sweet dosage but has acid to match.
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Posted: October 4, 2018
Very good aromatic intensity on the nose with lovely autolysis notes. A beautifully balanced palate that’s creamy and fine with long lingering flavours and great acidity.
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Posted: October 4, 2018
Toasty smoky aromas with a long, creamy and very stylish palate showing fresh citrus flavours and masses of secondary complexity. Good level of acid.
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Posted: November 9, 2017
A golden sparkling that has great power, length, persistence and balance. Layers of toffee and limes on the nose and huge expression of brown lime-like flavours. Good acid backbone.
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Posted: November 9, 2017
One judge compared this nose to “Sunflower seed husks!” Moderate palate length with awesome flavour complexity with dusty-like notes. Finishes a tad short.
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Posted: November 9, 2017
Smells sweet and yeasty with caramelised notes evident on the fleshy/toasty palate. Attractive breadiness and hints of pears.
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Posted: November 9, 2017
A very attractive, rich and flavoursome wine with pronounced toffee/nougat characters on the toasty nose and a wonderful palate with hints of toffee apples and a great line of acid.
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Posted: November 9, 2017
A pale straw coloured champagne with huge level of yeast autolysis lifting off the nose. A very attractive palate with great creamy texture, lovely flinty/toasty elements and citrus notes.
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Posted: November 9, 2017
“A fabulous savoury champagne style”. A lovely earthy expression to the savoury toasty nose. Great flavours length, incredible mousse, gorgeous toasty complexity and excellent acidity.
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Salmon pink hues with pot pourri fragrances and great caramel like autolysis. Palate is fresh and lively -savoury and complex with lovely toasty aged flavours and “squeaky” acidity.
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Elegant minerally fragrances on the nose with an interesting solid steely primary fruit palate layered with piercing acidity.
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Great popcorn-like autolysis obvious on the nose and a full, rich palate rich with mushroom, passionfruit, vanilla and jasmine flower characters wrapped in firm acidity.
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Hints of marzipan on the light toasty/herbaceous nose. Very big palate weight with flinty citrus flavours and piercing acidity.
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Posted: April 3, 2017
A well integrated sparkling with an inviting intoxicating yeasty bouquet and long robust stonefruit palate with hints of strawberries.
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Posted: April 3, 2017
Very toasty yeasty complexity of aromas and some hugely powerful flavours and yet it exhibits great elegance and restraint. “It’s very femminine”, thought one judge.
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Posted: April 3, 2017
Good toasty yeasty development seamlessly integrated with rich honeydew melon fruit and refreshing line of citrussy acidity.
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Posted: April 3, 2017
Complex developed style with plenty of character; a perfect marriage between fresh lively citrus fruit and developed yeast flavours underscored by salivating acidity.
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Posted: April 3, 2017
Quite sweet upfront – tasting of melons and peaches layered with very good yeast autolysis and crisp acidity.
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