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Haythornthwaite Maureen Noble HT3 Martinborough NZ Gewurztraminer 2009
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83/100
VEry concentrated and sweet wine with floral, Turkish delight, spice/anise, honey and musk characters. A bit of a curate's egg. On one hand the flavours are complex and alluring but the wine is dull and has a slight thread of hardness and musk characters that suggest ignoble rot.
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Tasted: Mar 2011 Closure: Diam Average price: NZD $37 (~USD $28)
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