With the Bali crew at my home. Bought the 2012, after being blown away by the fantastic 2013. But alas, the 2012 is not quite the same.

I chose to serve the 2012 slightly warmer this time – probably closer to 16-18 C like a red.

On the nose: mineral, lemon, almost Riesling-like. The problem was that the nose’s aromatics never quite bloom or open up the way the 2013 did – I wonder if I fucked it up by choosing to serve it warmer, or if the food overwhelmed it. (As a side note, I don’t think the Korean food we ordered did the wines justice – they definitely messed up my tasting throughout the evening).

Body was a rich golden hue.

In any case, on the palette, I enjoyed the high acidity, the same silkiness on the tongue and medium finish. That’s definitely still my favorite part of the wine.

Still have a bottle in the fridge – gonna hold and try it out with more delicate food + serve at colder temp next.