Murry Darling, NSW, Australia. Taminga. 11%. Screwcap. Approx $13.From the book - The room is full of people I don't recognize. I've missed the part where the guy talks and hands out samples; I've arrived during the part where wine tasting becomes wine drinking and, though every now and again I spot someone swilling the wine around in their mouth and talking bollocks, mostly they're just pouring the stuff down their necks as fast as they can.
Taminga is a CSIRO creation, bred from Riesling, Traminer and Farana. I gather it is high yielding and prone to rot.
From the glass - Impressive and surprising. This is very floral, with acacia, rosewater and at times a suggestion of peppermint tea. . . Later on a more expected note of aldehyde and glue. . . at other times I think I can detect orange zest. Lush and seductive in the mouth, though the texture and flavours are too short lived and the seam of bright acidity flickers and fades prematurely.
Very good. (Excellent value)
90.
Now.
2 comments:
Weird to see "High Fidelity" as a Penguin. We're all getting way too old!
Creative little buggers at the CSIRO and I'm all for it, even if it blows up in their faces now and again.
cheers
j
I feel even older because I can remember making my own tapes of music. . .
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