Oatmeal, white peach, nectarine and citrus fruits with some gentle hazelnut oak, nougat, crushed stone, white flowers, almond paste and minerals. A subtle slide of glutamic umami on the palate, with nicely poised fruit, a bright mineral cadence and a long stretch of pure stone fruit and spice on the finish. Points: 93/100
Pretty aromas of lime blossom, lemon zest and crisp apple rise above a nest of saline, smoky complexity with subtle stony minerality. The palate displays a more generous style with sweeter notes of cinnamon, vanilla pod and nectarine against the backdrop of chalky and zingy acidity. This could go either way, but the tight structure is what persists through to the finish, so it is likely to shed the puppy fat in the next few years. Drink now for the vanilla and rounded fruit, or wait for a nuttier, more defined expression. Points: 91/100
Canned, tropical fruit. Very ripe. Open mid palate. Simple and ripe.
Nose initially hints at red apple and fruit sherbet freshness, moves neatly to cashew nut, lanolin and stonefruits. Bright, inviting palate, stonefruits and citrus lead the charge, backed by sherbet and nuttiness. A hint of fatness to the texture yet remains light on its feet, developing a hint of spiced cream on the close. Drinking so well off the bat, a wee belter.
