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Bob Campbell joined us in March 2003 to taste through our Riesling,
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Reserve Pinot Noir. Following are
his comments.
If you ever have any queries on an older wine please do not
hesitate to contact us.
Martinborough Vineyard 2002 Riesling
‘Fragrant lime, lemon blossom, mineral and rose petal flavours….moderately
concentrated.. with tangy acidity and a lengthy, drying finish.
Good potential.’90 points
Martinborough Vineyard 2001 Riesling
‘Fresh and youthful wine with a mix of citrus and floral
flavours. Crisp acidity at this stage but with potential to develop
well in the long term. Stylish wine.’90 Points
Martinborough Vineyard 2000 Riesling
‘Moderately deep colour with a strong yellow influence.
Quite a developed wine with toast, honey and mineral flavours.
Steely acidity promotes a drying finish.’ 93 Points
Martinborough Vineyard 1999 Riesling
‘Moderately deep colour with a strong yellow influence.
Quite a developed wine with toast, honey and mineral flavours.
Steely acidity promotes a drying finish.’ 83 Points
Martinborough Vineyard 1998 Riesling
‘Light, soft Riesling with tangy acidity and flavours that
suggest lime, green apple, and mineral. A little green’.
Lighter in concentration.80 Points
Martinborough Vineyard 1996 Riesling
‘Light and reasonably fresh colour although the wine has
quite hard 'green apple" acidity and a honeycomb character...Short.’ 78
Points
Martinborough Vineyard 1994 Riesling
‘A fresh and relatively youthful yellow/green colour. Lovely
wine with fragrant orange blossom, apricot, mineral , musk and
pineapple flavours. Concentrated Riesling with a long finish.
Marvellous wine in great condition’. 95 Points
Martinborough Vineyard 1993 Riesling
‘Reasonably deep yellow , maderised nose that suggests
marmalade and honey. Crisp acidity leads to a slightly bitter
finish.’ Past Best. 75 Points
Martinborough Vineyard 1992 Riesling
‘A reasonably deep and slightly dull yellow color. Some oxidation …..
Honey and caramel flavours are evident… strong
acidity….. a very cool vintage.’ 78 Points
Martinborough Vineyard 1990 Riesling
‘Significantly fresher than the 1989 with a brighter colour
and showing apricot, toast and honey flavours. Delicious acidity
gives the wine vigour and perfectly balances any sweetness from
residual sugar or alcohol. A lovely mature wine although my bottle
showing very slight cork taint (I ignored the taint in my rating)’ 88
Points
Martinborough Vineyard 1989 Riesling
. … ‘very developed nose with honey, toast and bread
dough characters. Dry but not bitter and still showing crisp
acidity. Still very much alive but certainly at, or perhaps slightly
past, full maturity.’ 82.5 Points
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