Tahbilk

Marsanne 2008

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  Vintage 2008
  92 points www.winefront.com.au

This is such a consistent performer that in assessing a new vintage the main feature I’m looking for is length of flavour – the flavour profile itself is very similar each year. That said, this release is blessed with such a mound of spicy, peachy, floral fragrance that I wondered if the palate itself would turn out to be a little more full-on than normal. It’s not really – but it is delicious. It’s fresh and relatively crisp, its flavours of lemons, fennel and peach punching through to long-ish, linear finish. There’s a lot about this release that seems like classic Tahbilk marsanne, which makes me think that it will have an excellent cellaring life. For me though – I would drink it over the next five years. 

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  Vintage 2008
  91 points www.winecompanion.com.au

Quite backward bouquet with honeysuckle and apple in evidence; tightly wound, yet quite generous on the palate, with a fine line of minerality following through to the conclusion.