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    288
  • Producer ranking ?

    1
  • Decanting time

    30min
  • When to drink

    Now-2028
  • Food Pairing

Food Pairing

Grilled fish dishes, roasted chicken, veal schnitzel

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The Story

An Antiquarian is a collector of rare or ancient books and curios, a name befitting this rare and exclusive wine. Antiquarian wines, the pinnacle of quality, are hand crafted from only the very best parcels. 

In many regions of the world, the ancient practice of field blends is perpetuated today.  Some say field blends began in small plots where a mixture of varieties was planted so it became a practice of mixing all the fruit in the viney...

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Wine Information

Closure: Screw cap

Blend:  Muscadelle, Chenin Blanc, Colombard and Semillon

Region: South Australia

Production: 200 six packs

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Vintage 2017

AUSTRALIA VINTAGE REPORT: The 2017 winegrape crush is estimated to be 1.93 million tonnes, based on responses received by the Wine Sector Survey 2017. This crush is 5 per cent higher than the 2016 final crush figure of 1.84 million tonnes (Department of Agriculture and Water Resources – Levies recorded figure). It is the third consecutive vintage where the tonnes crushed have increased.

Additional tonnes this year came relatively equally fr...

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Medium and Yellow

ending

Long, Flavorful and Lingering

flavors

Toasty, Honey, Spice and Tropical fruits

nose

Youthful, Ripe, Generous and Refined

taste

Average in Acidity, Balanced, Well-structured, Complex, Youthful, Medium-bodied, Round, Vigor, Ripe and Dry

Verdict

Exotic and Fine

Written Notes

Good looking normal size bottle. Colour is yellow and medium. On the nose it is open, intense, youthful, ripe, generous, rich, round, charming and refined. The taste is fresh, round, ripe, fruity, vigor,robust, refined, fragrant, toasty, and dry, and average in acidity, medium-bodied, with balanced, well-structured, complex,satin texture structure and youthful. On the palate it is layered and has tropical fruits, toasty, spice and honey flavours. The finish is long, lingering, vibrant and flavorful. This wine is exotic and fine. Perfectly stored bottles are still very worthy and will last well for another 1-5 years and decant at least 45min before tasting.
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Origin

Norwood, South Australia

Drinking temperature

10-12C
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