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Villa Maria Single Vineyard Taylors Pass Marlborough Chardonnay 2020

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Villa Maria Single Vineyard Taylors Pass Marlborough Chardonnay 2020French oak Lemon & fig Roasted almonds Focused acidity "Supremely elegant and complex, the wine shows ripe peach, popcorn, hazelnut, brioche and lemon zest aromas on the nose, leading to a wonderfully weighted palate offering fleshy texture and succulent fruit intensity. Beautifully layered with creamy mouthfeel and bright acidity, finishing impressively long and expansive. At its best: now 2023 to 2032" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Dec 2021 "Described by

  • French oak
  • Lemon & fig
  • Roasted almonds
  • Focused acidity

"Supremely elegant and complex, the wine shows ripe peach, popcorn, hazelnut, brioche and lemon zest aromas on the nose, leading to a wonderfully weighted palate offering fleshy texture and succulent fruit intensity. Beautifully layered with creamy mouthfeel and bright acidity, finishing impressively long and expansive. At its best: now 2023 to 2032" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Dec 2021

"Described by Villa Maria as a 'mineral-driven' style, this wine is estate-grown in Taylors Pass Vineyard, in Marlborough's Awatere Valley. Hand-harvested, it is fermented and lees-aged for over a year in French oak barriques and puncheons (18 per cent new in 2020.) The 2020 vintage (5*) is a bright, light yellow/green, mouthfilling wine, with concentrated, ripe, peachy, citrusy flavours, gently seasoned with biscuity oak. A complex wine with fresh acidity and a very harmonious, slightly creamy finish, it should break into full stride 2023+" Michael Cooper, Jul 2022

"There's a fine and alluring gentle savoury core to the bouquet just before aromas of yellow citrus and stone fruit scents invade the palate. A sweet barrel and wood spice layer layer in complexity and depth. Silky textures touch the palate first followed by flavours of citrus and apple, some stone fruit and quiet savoury spice. Fine tannins texture with a refreshing acid line. Youthful and still developing, but delicious all the same. Best drinking from mid 2022 through 2028" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Dec 2021

"From the cool Awatere Valley. Pure and ethereal chardonnay with citrus, grapefruit, toasty oak and subtle oyster-shell flavours supported by fruity acidity. A delicate, supple wine that has been made with a light touch" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Dec 2021

"Restrained, fragrant nose with subtle notes of windfall apple, lemon, brioche and creamy, malolactic influence - it's actually quite Chablis-like. The palate is taut, with crunchy apple flavour, good concentration and a bracing, fresh finish. A distinctly cooler-climate chardonnay style. A good food wine and given a couple of years in the bottle, this is bound to impress even more" NZ Wine Rater, Sep 2022

"The 2020 Chardonnay Taylors Pass is a pure and precise style that offers plentiful concentration as well as integrated nutty oak flavors and creamy characters. It is medium in weight and round in the mouth, courtesy of extended time on lees (14 months), while retaining a sense of focus thanks to the region's cool climate. This is an ambitiously made barrel-fermented wine that was part fermented with natural yeasts. It offers attractive purity of fruit, no doubt retained by the careful handling, as well as fine structure on the lightly structured finish. A little more length would elevate it further" Rebecca Gibb, Master of Wine, Mar 2022

This is a mineral-driven style of Chardonnay, showcasing complex aromas of brioche, gun-smoke and ripe lemon rind that are distinctive from the stony Taylors Pass Vineyard. This elegant Chardonnay expresses flavours of grapefruit, fig, quince and roasted almonds with a restrained and focused acidity on the finish.

The Taylors Pass Vineyard is located on the northern bank of the Awatere River in Marlborough, the predominantly dry climate is influenced by cool coastal breezes and winds from Mt Tapuae-o-Uenuku. Soils range from silt over gravels, to stony gravels, with large greywacke river stones that reflect heat to assist with even fruit ripening.

A near-perfect growing season led up to 2020 harvest with fruit in pristine condition. The summer was dry with high sunshine hours during the day and the cooler nights that are typical for Marlborough. Yields were at their optimum level and the stable autumn weather allowed us to extend the hangtime of the fruit on the vines to achieve physiological ripeness.

100% hand picked & whole bunch pressed. 53% wild fermentation - 96% malo-lactic fermentation. 100% barrel fermentation (barriques & puncheons). 18% new + 82% seasoned French Oak. 14 months in contact with yeast lees, 4 months settling in tank.

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★★★★★ 5
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My dogs love this toy! They love to play tug of war with it, using the rope legs. The legs will pull out if they are strong dogs! But if the dogs are having fun with it, it isn't a problem. One of my dogs has shredded some of the legs and put a hole in yhe body, but she is a strong chewer. There is a squeaker in the octopus body. They enjoy the toy, so I would recommend it.
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Nile E Coyle
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★★★★★ 4
Decent toy! Dog ripped off legs after a couple days.
As the title says the toy was pretty durable and it’s made of a good rubber which makes it durable. My dog is a medium sized pomsky and she had a hard time gripping the shell part. I stuffed the middle part with treats which by the way DO NOT do that. My dog got really frustrated bc the treats weren’t coming out and idk what happened bc she ended up gagging and coughing. No throw up tho so good enough for me. While my review seems pretty daunting it’s really not a bad toy if you make sure to keep an eye on the rope appendages.
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Phil
Carnegie, US
★★★★★ 5
New pup loves it
Our pup is a chewer but she doesn’t like normally toys or bones unless someone else is also playing with them with her. I searched for interactive toys and loved the little turtle so I decided to try it for her! We both work from home and play with her 80% of the day but that other 20% she needed a toy! My pup LOVES this toy (also loves the box that came with it haha). She plays with it by herself for a super long time and it keeps her entertained. She loves chewing it and also loves trying to get the treats. If you have a dog that’s picky about toys, this is a good one!
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Cute toy but easily chewed through fabric.
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★★★★★ 5
Husky chew proof....so far
My husky has a habit of gutting and destroying any squeaky chew toy I have gotten for her. This one so far has lasted a over a month now I must say it does make her work for a treat when hidden in the center of it. So far all the stitching and parts are attached and like new. The plastic center where you hid the treats is intact, the firmness of it does make it difficult to get the treats you put in hard to remove-so choose wisely and not put in large pieces as there is one of the first pieces still inside the center as even I can't get it out. So my girl she enjoys carrying it around and playing with it so this chew toy is a win for this husky owner
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