Tahbilk Marsanne 2013 (Goulburn Valley, Vic)
12.5%, Screwcap, $18.80
‘As Tahbilk’s fourth generation winemaker, I would love to share the Estate’s story’
That’s Alister Purbrick, in the release notes of this wine, Hard to tell a Tahbilk story without referencing Marsanne methinks – Marsanne and Shiraz. You know what the only problem is? This wine – the most famous Tahbilk Marsanne – is a boring wine young. It smells quite tropical this year (aromatic yeasts?) along with the trademark honeysuckle, but the palate, as usual, is simple, chalky and mono-dimensional. There is some grip there, but unless you’d tasted a Tahbilk Marsanne with some age on it you’d dismiss this as a non-descript white wine.
The caterpillar, desperately in need of 3-5 years to make the butterfly stage.
Source: Sample
Tasted: March 2014
Drink: 2016-2020+
Score: 16/20, 87/100
Would I buy it? Only to forget about for five years.
Buy online: Dan Murphys, Tahbilk website
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2 Comments
Have you tried the 2014, Andrew? I'm enjoying it very much right now. Great value, and great for a point of difference from my regular white drinking (Chardonnay, Riesling).
Yes! A little more weight in '14. Liked it more. Always reliable. Though prefer it with 5 years bottle age!