White #Kent #wine from England: 2009 : http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd

Wine name: 2009 Dry. Producer: Sandhurst Vineyards, Hoads Farm, Sandhurst, Cranbrook, Kent, TN18 5PA. Vintage: 2009. Purchased from vineyard. Appearance very pale, almost water-like, slow and viscous on the glass with notes of esters, lychees and Taboo (remember that?!) in the nose. The attack is concentrated, very fruity, sweet-ish, with immediate flavours of soft tropical fruits. Evolution: Drier as the mouth gets used to it with a slightly flinty minerally quality with a finish which is lychees in the nose, minerals on the swallow. Sweetness: 1.5. Acidity: 3.5. Tannin: 0.5 with a texture which has a touch of secondary fermentation, but in a way this slightly dissipates the sweetness. The mouth-feel is like slightly rough apple juice and the length is a little patchy on the tongue and slightly numbing. As for balance, it's a little acidic, but this balances out its New World concentrated sweetness. The wine has a cork closure and is 12.5% abv. Overall, this wine did not go well with fishcake and curried vegetables, it was completely overpowered. However, it's now very enjoyable afterwards and would go nicely with something like a honeydew melon – I imaging the flavours would complement each other nicely. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 81 points.