Cloudy Bay
Marlborough Gewürztraminer
Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand
The first wine that was truely a train crash 1999 a dried out crumbled cork behind which sat soggy cardboard oh well the bottle of same vintage was grand just the luck of the cork
The first wine that was truely a train crash 1999 a dried out crumbled cork behind which sat soggy cardboard oh well the bottle of same vintage was grand just the luck of the cork
Apr 6th, 20191999 golden pretty oxidised a wiff of lychee on the nose and mid pallet reminiscent of Turkish delight with a hint of rose the lack of acidic backbone wasn’t able to pull the wine through to anything but a curiosity
1999 golden pretty oxidised a wiff of lychee on the nose and mid pallet reminiscent of Turkish delight with a hint of rose the lack of acidic backbone wasn’t able to pull the wine through to anything but a curiosity
Feb 2nd, 20192008 light with the usual Gewurtztraminer trimming rose petals and lychee
2008 light with the usual Gewurtztraminer trimming rose petals and lychee
Aug 20th, 2016
Starter wine for Kinny's birthday dinner
Starter wine for Kinny's birthday dinner
Feb 5th, 2016
Rose petals and lychee dominate the nose and palate, with notes of orange zest/pith, and subtle manuka on the finish. Medium dry, with beautiful body that coats the mouth. Could use with a bit more acidity for balance, long long finish
Rose petals and lychee dominate the nose and palate, with notes of orange zest/pith, and subtle manuka on the finish. Medium dry, with beautiful body that coats the mouth. Could use with a bit more acidity for balance, long long finish
Feb 2nd, 2015