Im surprised by the tasting notes on this stunning wine. This is classical complex aged vouvray: orange brassy bright sparkling hue; intense very complex estery fruits apple pear plus pine resin nose; very dry excellent zingy acids great length fresh floral apple pear quince spectrum. Fabulous wine everyone enjoyed it when discovered it to be biodynamic we could even feel proud to consume it. has another ten years to improve.
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I have to say the 100 point scale is no advance on the 20 point scale as both are based on a period when most wines were undrinkable so 50+ of the points are wasted..
This is a stunning wine I think the best ever produced in NZ ( and I have tasted many and judged 100s) with excellent colour, elegant complex cherryberry nose with hints of shitake and compost, wine gum and cinnamon; beautiful elegant balanced flavours a taste that lingers forever soft tannins subtle French oak and none of the porty characters DR has experienced in unseasonably hot years. This is already 8 years old and I will cellar the next bottle till 2019 and the subsequent one till 2026. If you can get your hands on this GO FOR IT! luckily access is largely by mail order which limits market hyperbole
well done Neil hope those that follow can live up to this!
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2003 Domaine Huet Vouvray Demi-Sec Le Mont
5/10/2019 - thorstenvilliers Likes this wine: 94 Points
Im surprised by the tasting notes on this stunning wine. This is classical complex aged vouvray: orange brassy bright sparkling hue; intense very complex estery fruits apple pear plus pine resin nose; very dry excellent zingy acids great length fresh floral apple pear quince spectrum. Fabulous wine everyone enjoyed it when discovered it to be biodynamic we could even feel proud to consume it. has another ten years to improve.
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2006 Dry River Pinot Noir
7/12/2014 - thorstenvilliers Likes this wine: 97 Points
I have to say the 100 point scale is no advance on the 20 point scale as both are based on a period when most wines were undrinkable so 50+ of the points are wasted..
This is a stunning wine I think the best ever produced in NZ ( and I have tasted many and judged 100s) with excellent colour, elegant complex cherryberry nose with hints of shitake and compost, wine gum and cinnamon; beautiful elegant balanced flavours a taste that lingers forever soft tannins subtle French oak and none of the porty characters DR has experienced in unseasonably hot years. This is already 8 years old and I will cellar the next bottle till 2019 and the subsequent one till 2026. If you can get your hands on this GO FOR IT! luckily access is largely by mail order which limits market hyperbole
well done Neil hope those that follow can live up to this!
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