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| MARSANNE 2023 Nagambie Lakes, Central Victoria |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
TAHBILK |
| Bright medium straw colour. Gently spicy, mineral-tinged, floral, honeysuckle, bright, ripe, orange-lemon-citrus nose. Dry, medium bodied, slightly spicy, fresh, ripe, citrusy-melon-apricot-apple flavours with a mineral-tinged, refreshingly crisp finish. This well-balanced, crowd-pleaser is perfect with oysters/seafood, as well as spicy Asian dishes and sushi. It has 125% alcohol and under 5 g/L residual sugar with lot number L1 24211 on the back label (July 29, 2024). Screwcap closure. A steal at $15.60. Blind tasted it against the identical wine that was bottled 299 days earlier (October 4, 2023) which I rated 91-points (it had became richer and more complex as it aged). |
CSPC |
117945 |
| Type |
White Table Wine |
| Agent |
Gra Exp |
| Country |
Australia |
| Region |
Victoria |
| Rating |
***(90 points)
Bright, Fresh, Ripe, Gently Spicy |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: With extensive flooding and low yields, it is easy to see the 2023 Nagambie Lakes vintage as problematic. Shut your eyes, open your tastebuds, and there is life here and brightness of fruit and energy. Spring blossoms come to mind, the pure scent of honeysuckle and citrus. It's an early bloomer - or so it appears just before release - immediate and attractive right now (late Dec) in lemon sorbet tang, green apple and quince delivered with an emerging texture. Gotta say, I am enjoying it now, but I know what Tahbilk unwooded Marsanne is capable of with bottle ageing. Never to be underestimated. Drink from: 2024. Drink by: 2036. Special Value. Halliday Wine Companion Top 100 Wines 2024: Best white wines under $40. Score - 95. (Jeni Port, winecompanion.com.au, Aug. 8, 2024) |
Price |
$ 15.60 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - January 18, 2025 |
| Cases bought |
210 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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