Smells enticing, with hints of apricot and river stones embellishing a grapefruit core. But in the mouth, the wine lacks flesh and lushness to cover its impressively fashioned bones; it ends up seeming hard and lacking much generosity.
— J.C.
(9/1/2003)
Not a typical New Zealand Riesling, but one worth trying for its bold, oily apricot and tangerine aromas and flavors that smell sweet but taste dry, ending in a stone-cold finish.
— J.C.
(8/1/2002)
Plain pear and pineapple aromas and flavors in a medium-weight format. Picks up a hint of butterscotch on the tart, metallic finish.
— J.C.
(11/15/2002)
Camphor and cedar oak aromas partially mask flavors that center around earth and pie cherries. The fruit is a little thin and the overlay of oak only emphasizes that.
— J.C.
(8/1/2002)