Morgenster Estate Stellenbosch 2011 92 Points

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Bright, pale straw clean, flinty, captivating aromatics, citrus medley, frangipane flowers,  nutty, honey, stony mineral, saline, subtle and integrated oaking, matchstick complexity, Graves like, multilayered.

Fresh, racy, precise, lots of crunchy minerals, high natural acidity, linear, focused, delicate lemony fruit, green orange, just ripe pineapples, citric, honeyed textured on mid palate, vanilla pod, moderate plus alcohol of 13.5%,  long persistent length and complexity.

Maiden vintage of a white blend from Morgenster Estate, renown for their Bordeaux style red blends, Nebbiolo blends and Sangiovese blends makes one wonder that yes it is inviting and seductive, yet embryonic elements, will only surface with proper and adequate bottle ageing, best revisited around 2016, should peak around 2018 but will drink well up to 2020+
Blend of Stellenbosch Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon.

This should be a near perfect pairing with either an oven roasted salt crusted Angel fish served deboned, sprinkle with Fleur de Sel, crunchy green beans, home mash, extra virgin Morgenster olive oil and coarse black pepper
Or
Pan seared and oven roasted veal cutlet, served with a light cream tarragon emulsion infused with Bourbon vanilla, lemon confit and mushroom medley.

Morgenster is a partnership between Giulio Bertrand and Pierre Lurton, to learn more about the cutting edge wines of Morgenster Estate please visit www.morgenster.co.za

A must buy, will be a really seductive Christmas gift