WTN: Tahbilk

2002 Tahbilk Marsanne; I had read some good things about this wine after recently buying it but I was a bit underwhelmed by it last nite. Still very sound (maybe a bit young yet) the nose and palate were identical of poached pear, no spice there, and maybe a touch of smoke. Medium bodied at most, the acidity was very adequate. Pale straw color, kinda boring really. Would not go there again. 12.5% abv from vines planted in 1927!

I have a bottle that Bob Henrick gave me several years ago. I'm saving it for a special occasion.

You may know that was one of Bob's favorites!

Tahbilk Marsanne can be a frustrating wine, sometimes delightful and complex sometimes closed and dumb. And it is something of a roulette wheel as to what you'll get each time.

It does (or can, I suppose I should say) age really well, getting up into the savory side of fruit. I've had some top-notch winemaker acquaintances taste Tahbilk Marsannes, different ages, blind, and got the same response---you never quite knew which version you were going to get.

I love the stuff when aged; don't care for it that much when it is young. The reward, when it comes, makes the frustration worth it.