Even one of Marlborough's best and most consistent producers faced some challenges in 2012. This wine shows a slight surfeit of vegetal notes like sweet peas and tomato leaf that don't quite harmonize with the otherwise honeyed, ripe passion-fruit flavors. The texture in the mouth is still silky, the finish still long, but drink up, or look for the 2013.
Even one of Marlborough's best and most consistent producers faced some challenges in 2012. This wine shows a slight surfeit of vegetal notes like sweet peas and tomato leaf that don't quite harmonize with the otherwise honeyed, ripe passion-fruit flavors. The texture in the mouth is still silky, the finish still long, but drink up, or look for the 2013.
Even one of Marlborough's best and most consistent producers faced some challenges in 2012. This wine shows a slight surfeit of vegetal notes like sweet peas and tomato leaf that don't quite harmonize with the otherwise honeyed, ripe passion-fruit flavors. The texture in the mouth is still silky, the finish still long, but drink up, or look for the 2013.
Even one of Marlborough's best and most consistent producers faced some challenges in 2012. This wine shows a slight surfeit of vegetal notes like sweet peas and tomato leaf that don't quite harmonize with the otherwise honeyed, ripe passion-fruit flavors. The texture in the mouth is still silky, the finish still long, but drink up, or look for the 2013.