Winery - Maysara
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Pleasing, well-integrated scents show herb, leaf, bacon and much more. There’s a delicate balance to the way the dried herbs and pretty fruit flavors mix, and a velvety mouth feel that finishes off with a dab of cocoa.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This has a sugary sweetness to the fruit; it may be as high as 1.5 or 2% residual sugar. Sweet pear and baked apple dominate, so serve it cold. It could be a fine accompaniment to sweet/spicy Southeast Asian cuisine. Simple, fruity, but appealing to many palates.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Though the first sniffs seem to promise a light, floral, elegant Pinot Noir, it turns vegetal in the glass, with tomato and herbal flavors.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is 50-50 Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir, made in an off-dry style. The color is light onion, and in terms of flavor it’s just a small step up from a “white Pinot.”
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Maysara Rosé - 2006
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is young, quite sharp and still showing some rough edges. The fruit is crisp and pure, with well-defined flavors of raspberry and cherry candy. The tannins have a green tea, earthy quality, but some additional bottle age will help round them out.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The flavors are quite tart, tannic and leafy, and the wine gives the impression of coming from very young vines. That said, it’s got snap and verve, and the fruit flavors are bright and forward, the herbal flavors clean and green. This would be an ideal poultry wine.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Biodynamically farmed and certified, this is a warm, round wine with an engaging entry. It hits the palate with sweet but contained berry flavors, round and pretty, then tails off. I love the way it starts, but it doesn’t carry through. A pretty wine and fine quaffer in a sensible screwcapped package.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Also biodynamically farmed and certified, the estate cuvée is scented with rose petals and mint, which deepens into sweet and tangy black fruits and spice. It’s got good depth and some interesting details suggesting forest floor and dried leaves. No velvet or silk here, but if you can take some roughness it’s got some sturdy flavor.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
With less concentration than the more powerful Maysara 2007, this tastes of melon, grapes, and has some volatility in the nose that lifts the flavors slightly through the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A pleasant, fruit-forward Pinot Gris, with citrus and green apple flavors. It falls a bit flat in the mouth; not exactly tired, but lacking a little freshness.
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