Toni Paterson, First Term Panellist 2020 Competition
“Glorious ripe lime aromas with gentle smoky scents. Impressive flavour depth and lingering smoky accents. However, the wine lacks the sweet-fruit core required for the dish and hence, the food match is only moderately successful.”
Jennifer Docherty, First Term Panellist 2020 Competition
“Developing on the nose with petrol, salty lemon and umeboshi plums. Palate has brisk acidity with a toasty finish. A layered wine that is delicious to drink on its own or with light meat and seafood dishes. The smokiness of the wine really paired well with the delicacy of the dish.”
Brent Marris, Fourteenth Term Panellist 2020 Competition
“A lovely big toasty straw like nose follows through to the palate. Hints of caffa lime and breadyness makes this wine very attractive. Great acidity and fruit balance mixes with a hint of savoury notes on the finish. A great match as the wine flavours on the palate become more balanced as the developed characters are lifted.”
Sam Kurtz, First Term Panellist 2020 Competition
“Medium straw with greens, complex toasty, buttery, lanolin, straw, roast nut, light to medium, very flavoursome and complex age.”
Stuart James Halliday, Fifth Term Panellist 2020 Competition
“A more mature style, toast and honey, with hits of grilled citrus, like lemon, juicy fresh acidity line the palate.”
The Lighter Bodied Dry White Wines were judged with
Presented by chef Michael Manners
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Ernie Hunter Memorial Trophy for Best Lighter Bodied Dry White Table Wine of Competition
Andrea Pritzker, Fourth Term Panellist 2020 Competition
“Bright lemon-gold colour. Complex and intense bouquet of grilled toast and lemon curd. Fresh, bright and lively with lovely toasty aged complexity underpinned by lemony acidity. Shows excellent length and persistence. The dish brought out the toasty complexity and lemony acidity in the wine.”