Popped into TEE after work for a few bits and always have a look at the wine section.
Found a wine I have never drank before but was aware of it via another forum.

Tahbilk 2008 Marsanne.
Reading cellartrack notes it would seem to need more time in the cellar?
Any views chaps.
£4.99 so bought three, two for the cellar and one to open in the next day or two.

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Sains used to do it, several references on this site. Can't go too far wrong at that price.

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Strangely, it was featured on the MW tasting exam last year, against a white Rhone.

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Going back this morning to buy the rest.
Opened one last night and its rather good.
I have been told these develop well with more age, ie another five years?

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Rich,
That Marsanne may turn out to be one of your 2012 top white bargains. A lovely wine, and was a favourite at the Riverside restaurant for lunch, when I worked in Chiswick nearly 2 decades ago. Lovely balance and mouth feel, (not dry) we used to have a decent drink at a client attended lunch in the ole days - different days, Eh ?

That guy at Tahbilk has been making this wine for years and years, some from old vines. An exceptional bargain because big T customers dont get it, except round here - none in my store when I last looked.

I met him, the proprietor in Majestic one Christmas in the early 90's, he served Tahbilk Shiraz 1982, and an 84 cab, which held up very well against Chateau Gisgours '82 when we opened the pair at a pre-christmas Do, a week later Extraordinary guy, a huge amount of gleaming gold in his mouth, flashes as he speaks, very passionate about his old vines, some nearly a 100 years I remember, and the management of his land in the Goulburn Valley - this, before the Margaret river became so fashionable.

If you have cellar space, clear the lot.

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Dunc,

Picked up the last 3 bottles, I asked if they had more but its a bin end so no more !!

Will hold these for a few years.
I knew you would have so info etc !!

Richard

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