Colmar Estate Block 1 Orange Chardonnay 2018
Posted: April 14, 2022
A rich wine of melon-like fruit, oak and toasty notes and an orange peel-like finish.
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Colmar Estate Le Moche Orange Pinot Gris Riesling Gewurztraminer 2021
Posted: April 14, 2022
Lots of floral fragrances and flavours. Some fruit sweetness balanced by racy acidity.
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Colmar Estate Orange Pinot Rosé 2021
Posted: April 14, 2022
Pungent toasty berry bouquet with a similar palate and showing savoury notes.
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Colmar Estate Orange Pinot Gris 2021
Posted: April 14, 2022
Very floral style with a touch of pear. Good palate texture and nice balancing acidity.
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Colmar Estate Orange Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: December 3, 2021
An elegantly built wine with great floral citrussy fruit/yeast autolysis focus and drive.
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Colmar Estate Orange Brut Rosé 2017
Posted: December 3, 2021
A complex wine with power and presence and layered with nougat, lemon curd and almond characters. Good autolysis.
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Colmar Estate Orange Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: December 2, 2021
A lovely bouquet of peach and pear aromas with nice toastiness adding complexity. The palate is still bright and vibrant showing good drive and energy. Classy!
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Colmar Estate Orange Brut Rosé 2017
Posted: December 2, 2021
Very attractive bright fragrant aromas. A tight palate with good drive and persistence of lemon/citrus flavours.
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Colmar Estate Block 6 Orange Riesling 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
A nose of citrus blossom and green tropical fruit with a lychee-like lift. Profuse concentration of lemon/citrus fruit flavours and good balance between sweetness and acidity.
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Colmar Estate Block 5 Orange Riesling 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lemony nose with floral nuances and some toastiness starting to show on the persistent citrus palate.
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Colmar Estate Orange Pinot Noir 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
A bright and pleasant drink with lifted floral red cherry fruit and hints of oak.
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Colmar Estate Orange Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: April 24, 2020
Very attractive aromas of stonefruits with tropical notes and a bright fresh impact of flavours on the pleasant palate. 3-5
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Colmar Estate Block 1 Orange Pinot Noir 2018
Posted: April 24, 2020
Lovely ruby red hued wine with great aroma complexity of plums, sweet spices and pepper. The palate is dense and well integrated with fresh blue fruits and firm savoury tannins.
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Colmar Estate Block 1 Orange Chardonnay 2016
Posted: April 24, 2020
Rich ripe pear and pineapple fruit characters on the nose with age adding richness to the lovely varietal palate.
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Colmar Estate Block 6 Orange Riesling 2018
Posted: April 24, 2020
Quite closed for now with lean citrusy characters. Could deliver more in time. 3-
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Colmar Estate Orange Pinot Rosé 2019
Posted: April 24, 2020
Hints of bronze hues and a light tinge of cherries on the nose with a surprisingly substantial palate full of savoury fruit flavours and grippy finish.
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Colmar Estate Orange Pinot Gris 2019
Posted: April 24, 2020
Intense floral bouquet followed by a soft generous pear and yellow apple palate with excellent minerally acidity.
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Colmar Estate Block 1 Single Vineyard Orange Pinot Noir 2017
Posted: May 1, 2019
Attractive savoury complexity to the raspberry varietal fruit showing hints of cherry liqueur and a touch of chestnuts with some charry/bacon oak. Drinking well now.
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Colmar Estate Orange Pinot Rosé 2018
Posted: May 1, 2019
A confectionery nose that smells of roses and strawberries with a fresh bright drying palate that has plenty of delicate red fruit flavours and good level of acid.
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Colmar Estate Block 1 Orange Chardonnay 2016
Posted: May 1, 2019
Muted aromas with oak tending to dominate the citrus peel fruit characters on the palate.
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Colmar Estate Orange Pinot Gris 2017
Posted: May 1, 2019
A lighter style with attractive aromatics and gentle fruit impression on the palate.
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Colmar Estate Block 5 Orange Riesling 2018
Posted: May 1, 2019
Lovely refreshing floral/lime-like aromas with a touch of spice and bright elegant palate with subtle minerality and crisp acidity.
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Colmar Estate Orange Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: May 1, 2019
Toasty leesy characters on the nose mixing with apple/citrus-like fruit. The tight palate carries gentle citrus flavours across the palate with refreshing acidity.
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Colmar Estate Block 3 Orange Pinot Noir 2016
Posted: May 2, 2018
Vibrant and slightly funky nose with a complexity of meaty/floral fruit aromas. Soft but assertive tannins carry the generous cherry berry flavours to a long refreshing finish. 3-5
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Colmar Estate Orange Pinot Rosé 2017
Posted: May 2, 2018
Lifted pomegranate aromatics followed by a soft and mildly sweet palate.
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Colmar Estate Block 2 Orange Chardonnay 2016
Posted: May 2, 2018
Typical chardonnay-like bouquet; lots of stonefruits with light lemon tones. Soft and rounded in the mouth with good length of peach flavours and more of the lemon notes. 3-5
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Colmar Estate Block 6 Orange Riesling 2016
Posted: May 2, 2018
An uncomplicated riesling with tinges of citrus fruit and an acid grip on the finish suggesting it will age well. 3-5
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Colmar Estate Orange Pinot Gris 2016
Posted: May 2, 2018
More of a crisper grigio style with a light smoky touch to the nose and nice fresh mouthful of pear and tropical fruits
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Colmar Estate Orange Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Posted: May 2, 2018
Powerful fruit nose with some tropical notes and a light, lively and crisp palate with fresh grassy/herbaceous flavours and tropical hints. 3-5
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Colmar Estate Block 2 Orange Chardonnay 2016
Posted: March 2, 2018
Lively and fresh and on the simple side with quite sweet fruit/oak combination.
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Colmar Estate Orange Pinot Rosé 2017
Posted: January 12, 2018
Very good spicy fruit nose with lifted floral notes and a fresh crunchy raspberry palate with bright acidity to balance.
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Colmar Estate Orange Pinot Gris 2017
Posted: January 12, 2018
Still slightly closed but will open up in time. Delicate but lively musky pear-like fruit with crisp acidity to balance.
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Colmar Estate Orange Pinot Rosé 2014
Posted: June 9, 2017
Plenty of floral fruit highlighted by a moderate amount of residual sugar and balanced by crisp flinty acidity. Great food wine.
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Colmar Estate Orange Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Posted: June 9, 2017
A delicate nose but has excellent bright fresh varietal aromas. Palate is fresh and clean and very sauvignon blanc; citrus, apple and slight herbal touches. Great food wine.
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Colmar Estate Orange Pinot Gris 2014
Posted: June 9, 2017
Good example of a gris with its elegant minerally nose and nice complexity of fresh apple/pear flavours. Very refreshing.
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Colmar Estate Block 6 Orange Riesling 2016
Posted: April 26, 2017
A tightly wound nose with a very attractive lime bouquet. Finely crafted palate with good length of delicate citrus flavours showing floral notes and slightly bracing acidity.
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Colmar Estate Orange Riesling 2016
Posted: April 26, 2017
Fresh nose in green spectrum with piercing mineral characters. Nice varietal palate.
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Colmar Estate Block 3 Orange Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
Light ruby coloured wine with sweet earthy strawberry aromas and a complex, savoury, but still youthful, palate. Lovely soft fruit flavours carry across the length of the palate.
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Colmar Estate Block 1 Orange Chardonnay 2015
Posted: April 20, 2017
A powerful, but still very youthful, wine with plenty of soft tropical fruit aromas and flavours, chunky oak and grippy tannins. 3-5
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Colmar Estate Orange Gewurztraminer 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
Light lychee bouquet and delicate expression of dry fruit flavours on the palate. Good acidity.
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Colmar Estate Orange Riesling 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
Smells of lemons and grapefruit with light lime and lemon flavours on a balanced palate with a good crisp acid presence.
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Colmar Estate Block 6 Orange Riesling 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
An appealing citrussy/sherbety bouquet and bright minerally citrus palate with a long and grippy acid finish.
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Colmar Estate Orange Pinot Gris 2016
Posted: April 20, 2017
Nose has an attractive lightness of grapefruit. Soft, light palate. A nice simple commercial style.
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Colmar Estate Block 3 Orange Pinot Noir 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
A clean, fresh and approachable style with good fruit purity. Displaying some earthy undertones and a hint of oak, with decent length.
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Colmar Estate Orange Pinot Gris 2015
Posted: April 5, 2017
Good balance, structure and texture. Herbaceous nose and a broad, ripe palate with a hint of lees, good length.
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