Galloni über:
Ouwingerdreeks Old Vine Series Kokerboom
-- Galloni: (14% alcohol; this wine spent 18 months on its lees): Bright straw-yellow. Very sexy, musky, soil-driven aromas of nectarine, orange blossom, nuts and ginger. Large-scaled, broad and rich but not quite sweet, with captivating inner-mouth spicy perfume to the ripe yellow stone fruit, crushed stone, bitter almond and quinine flavors. A bit of unabsorbed CO2 contributes verve. Like these other whites from Eben Sadie, this wine's finish is phenolic, chewy and long, with terrific lift. Loads of flavor here, not to mention uncanny breadth, thorough ripeness and immediate appeal--and great acidity to support slow development in the bottle. I raised my score for the wine's palate-staining persistence. 95/100