L.J. Palmer WSET 3 rated this wine as 95/100 with the following review:

Medium gold coloured white wine with a pronounced aroma of pineapple, bruised peach, lemon, lemon curd, hazelnut and a mineral note. The wine is dry, medium bodied and alcohol with a creamy mouthfeel and bright lemon notes. The aromas are replicated on the palate and the winemaking techniques used contribute to the outstanding mouthfeel and layering of flavours. The grapes were whole bunch and a 100% barrel fermented, using 30% new 228 litre fine-grained oak barrels and the rest in 2nd and 3rd fill oak barrels. 20% went through malolactic fermentation. The wine spent 9 months in 228L French oak barrels. The contribution to flavour from this barrel fermentation technique was excellent.
This wine paired very nicely with salmon and potato cakes with dill, served with lemon caper aioli. Tried with butternut squash ravioli with arugula, leeks and mushrooms in sage cream sauce with a hint of ginger; this tended to overwhelm the wine.
Extremely pleasant on its own.

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