2021 Mount Mary, Triolet

Denne spændende kreation er inspireret af hvidvinene fra Graves i Bordeaux. I 2021 er cuvéen 65% Sauvignon Blanc, 25% Semillon og 10% Muscadelle. Hver sort høstes ved optimal modenhed og gæres og lagres på fad inden den stikkes sammen efter 11 måneders lagring. Sauvignon høstes sent, hvor frugtens udtryk er mere komplekst og dybt, Semillon høstes først når sortens høje syre er moden og den aromatiske Muscadelle høstes når frugten er mest givende. Farven har limegrønne reflekser, inden næsen viser stor Sauvignon karakter med stikkelsbær, grapefrugt, våde sten, pæreskal, hvid karamel, fløde og melon pakket ind i en sky af uhyre diskret fadpræg. I smagen viser den sig dernæst forrygende harmonisk: Afrundet i sin friske og præcise syre, vægtig og koncentreret viser den masser af salthed i den raffinerede, sprælske finale og viser imponende længde. (-2040+) *****

98 points James Halliday: "A 65/25/10% blend of sauvignon blanc/semillon/muscadelle. Crushed and destemmed with 20% whole bunches in the press. Barrel fermented and matured for 11 months in seasoned barriques. A stunning Triolet with its aromas of greengages, white nectarine, Meyer lemon, lemongrass and jasmine. There's a hint of sandalwood coming from the oak. Seductive, powerful and restrained. Slippery, chalky textured, tightly wound and very long, this is going to be a great and long-lived wine. In a league of its own."

98 points James Suckling: " Triolet is a gently mid-weighted wine of refined detail and exquisite restraint, so much so that those who seek obvious fruit fail to understand it. It is a wine that ages with prowess, too. Indeed, the finest aged white I have experienced across the New World was older Triolet. Lanolin, lemon drop, quince and nettle push long across a meld of effusive energy and extract. The oak, subtly compressing the fray into a bone of tension. Excellent finish. Drinking this is an emotional experience, pushing the exhilaration meter up a notch