We recently tasted the wine with a French sommelier in a renowned Sydney restaurant & wine bar and he was surprised by how much it reminded him of classic Tannats from Madiran. Now that was a compliment!
2016 Topper’s Mountain Tannat
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Tasting Notes
We recently tasted the wine with a French sommelier in a renowned Sydney restaurant & wine bar and he was surprised by how much it reminded him of classic Tannats from Madiran. Now that was a compliment! Deep, but still bright crimson-purple on the rim; it is thickly packed with dark/black fruits, but with surprisingly soft tannins. This wine will age magnificently but it is ready to deliver now.
Details
Region: New England
Variety: Tannat
Vintage: 2016
Alcohol content: 15.0%
RS: 0.48 g/l
TA: 6.2 g/l
pH: 3.7
Bottle size: 750 ml
Cellaring potential: To 2032. great now but will last and improve in the next five to ten years under suitable cellaring conditions.
Production: Miniscule. 668 bottles.
Expert Reviews
93 points (vintage 2015) – Nick Butler, The Real Review, Dec 2019
Deep, dark red colour. An imposing and complex bouquet of raisins and aniseed, black cherries and darkest berries. Mouth-coating when sipped, hitting every corner and laneway of the palate. Tannins are chewy and the finish driven by measured acidity. Built for a medium-rare T-Bone. Very good.
92 points (vintage 2015) – James Halliday, The Wine Companion, Aug 2019
Crushed and de-stemmed, wild-fermented, matured for 2 years in used French oak. Deep, but still bright crimson-purple on the rim; it is thickly packed with dark/black fruits, but with surprisingly soft tannins, not unlike durif. Will continue to develop calmly.
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