Hither + Yon Muscat Blanc 2013 (McLaren Vale, SA)
12.5%, Screwcap, $20
Despite how much Muscat we have planted in Australia – including some seriously old vines – it remains relegated either to moscato or fortified duties. That’s a shame as, when channelled into dry wine form, it can make for delightfully grapey wine.
This is a suitably fragrant and bright little number – a basketful of white peach and honey in that classic juicy, ‘this smells like grapes’ form. After that brightly aromatic nose, the palate looks a little broad and simple, finishing clean but without a real snap.
Still, the joy here is that fruit purity, which makes for a simple, pleasant and affable white, if just a tad indistinct beyond the nose.
Source: Sample
Tasted: July 2014
Drink: 2014-2015
Score: 16/20, 87/100
Would I buy it? Not quite.
Buy online: Hither & Yon website
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