Tahbilk 2015 'Centennial' Marsanne
12.0% Alcohol | Enjoy Now to 2035/2040
"This is under the 100 Year Anniversary Centennial range of wines celebrating 100 years of Purbrick custodianship of Tahbilk.
Marsanne is Tahbilk and Tahbilk is Marsanne, and so it is perfect timing to taste a 10-year-old Marsanne showing the innate beauty of the grape with age.
Amazingly youthful in colour and a perfume bright in honeysuckle florals, lemon citrus, pear and apricot.
Clean and crisp with a developing texture enhanced by toasty notes and gentle spice. It's going to be a long liver."
Jeni Port | Wine Companion | February 2025
Tahbilk 2017 '1927 Vines' Marsanne
12.5% Alcohol | Enjoy Now to 2045+
"1927 Vines is the equivalent of a bottle-aged Hunter Semillon, albeit with Marsanne.
It's ground-breaking in style, showcasing the grape in a different light. Herbals and florals to the fore on the bouquet, penetrating and lifted. High acidity is not a strength of the grape but picked early it's bracing and crunchy against a background of quince, green apple, grilled grapefruit and lemon zest. Still young and coiled tight, give it time."
Jeni Port | www.winecompanion.com.au | August 2023
Chateau Tahbilk 'Collectors Edition' 2018 Marsanne
12.0% Alcohol | Enjoy Now to 2028/2033
"Wickedly youthful, Marsanne has the potential to age every bit as splendidly as Riesling or Semillon. Here's the proof. Bright yellow hues introduce aromas of beeswax, buttered toast, citrus, apricot and pear. The taste remains youthful and fresh with a developing texture – the middle palate is more rounded than the '17 – and is essentially complex. But it still has a way to go."
Jeni Port | www.winecompanion.com.au | August 2024
Tahbilk 2021 Marsanne
13.0% Alcohol | Enjoy Now to 2029/2031
"The Nagambie Lakes shared the great vintage for whites, and Tahbilk didn't miss out here, oozing with honeysuckle, lime and custard apple, the signature of acidity neatly tying the parcel up for now or in a decade or two. It's a dead set gold medal. 95 Points"
James Halliday | Top 100 Wines of 2021 | Weekend Australian | winecompanion.com.au
Tahbilk 2024 Marsanne
12.5% Alcohol | Enjoy Now to 2032/2034
"One of the top value Aussie whites going – year in, year out. It is unwooded and so the purity of varietal expression is keen, with the prettiest of spring florals on display and a brightness of citrus that sparks the palate.
Honeysuckle, citrus blossom and acacia work with citrus, quince, green apple and a lemon sorbet tang to ignite the tastebuds, hand in hand with juicy acidity. A mid-palate creaminess opens up the food-matching possibilities. I'm thinking lobster meunière. As for ageing? It's up for a decade or more."
Jeni Port | Wine Companion | June 2025
