Topper's Mountain Petit Manseng 2017

Stuart McCloskey - Tasted 26 June 2024 "The bouquet has certainly developed over the years. Generous and expansive. My glass is filled with fresh ginger, honey, pear skin, quince, lemon and lime zest, melon, apricot, blackcurrant, candlewax, there’s florals and spice in abundance. In a blind tasting I would struggle to identify the varietal – I would opt for a Riesling. The palate is full of texture. Grippy (a subtle chalky pucker) whilst retaining a light slipperiness. The orchard fruits feel steely and wrapped with minerality. Supremely cooling with a soupçon of sweet spice and raw honey. There’s real breadth and depth to this – a serious wine which bristles with energy and packs a punch. I do like the sea breeze salinity which lasts for an age… Incredible length. This is exceptional and a wine that forces you to stop, to consider and to discover the cornucopia of fragrances, favours and textures. Absolutely singing its heart out but has bags of life left in it. Perhaps another 7-10 years. Superb and it’s so refreshing to sample a wine with ‘real’ individuality.. Served using Zalto Universal glassware."

Mike Bennie, The Wine Front, Aug 2020 “Such a good wine, this. A strong assertion of individuality by Topper’s. Very aromatic, muted floral notes, green apple, nashi pear, cashew nuts and exotic spice. Beautiful perfume. Slippery texture that rolls exceptionally long and to a nice, neat pucker. Coursing acidity of lemon-lime and saline character, so minerally and fresh. This is a feast for the senses but wildly complex and compelling too. Stunning white wine.”