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Jeremy Matthew
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2067
 | | 02/17/2004 12:00 AM |
| Tasted now at room temp in ISO.
Made using Cryo extraction.
Lovely golden color with excellent nose displaying good aromas of pineapple and lime. The palate was well balanced and very sweet (as expected) that showed through with excellent length and finish. The palate mirrored the flavours of the nose, being slightly simple but for the price (around $24 NZD for a 500ml) this is a good buy. 86 points. | | | |
| Marcel
Grape Puncher
Posts:875
| | 02/17/2004 12:05 AM |
| Jeremy -
"Cryo extraction" - is that natural like Eiswein? If so, where in NZ do they usually make this kind of wine? | | | |
| Jeremy Matthew
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2067
| | 02/17/2004 12:07 AM |
| Mars,
Sadly no they use a machine to freeze the grapes. There are only two areas in NZ that are cold enough to make true Ice wine, Central Otago and Otago proper. They have made some Ice Wine in Central Otago but it was hideously expensive and they only got ten bottles. They since haven't done it because of the expense. | | | |
| Marcel
Grape Puncher
Posts:875
| | 02/17/2004 12:35 AM |
| | Well, at least they are tried... We get no Canadian wine here (I guess it's the same thing in NZ), so our only source of icewine is Germany. Ok, they are the best ones, but it's always nice to try new things! I've never seen any Kiwi dessert wines here, but if I happen to find one I'll give it a try. | | | |
| Jeremy Matthew
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2067
| | 02/17/2004 12:46 AM |
| | There are some good ones out there, but also some lousy examples. I would put a TN request up before purchasing IMO. | | | |
| Marcel
Grape Puncher
Posts:875
| | 02/17/2004 3:35 AM |
| | Don't worry, Jeremy! I sure will. Don't want to have a bad 1st impression about NZ dessert wines. | | | |
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