{"id":733,"date":"2026-03-22T17:17:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T17:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/22\/4-0-5-finisterre-robert-oatley-2023-margaret-river-australia\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T17:17:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T17:17:23","slug":"4-0-5-finisterre-robert-oatley-2023-margaret-river-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/22\/4-0-5-finisterre-robert-oatley-2023-margaret-river-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"4.0\/5 &#8211; FINISTERRE &#8211; ROBERT OATLEY, 2023, Margaret River, Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rating: 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This 2023 Finisterre from Robert Oatley in Margaret River, Australia, presents a pale yellow appearance with a clarity that&#8217;s spot on. The nose reveals a pronounced intensity with aromas of apple, melon, and subtle hints of vanilla, cream, and butter. On the palate, the wine displays medium body, a silky feel, and a balance of medium minus tannin and acidity, alongside a dry sweetness. Flavours of apple and grapefruit dominate, while the finish is medium in length, making it ready to drink now.<\/p>\n<h3>At a glance<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Type:<\/strong> White<\/li>\n<li><strong>Appearance:<\/strong> pale, yellow<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nose:<\/strong> Pronounced; apple, melon \/ vanilla, cream, butter<\/li>\n<li><strong>Palate:<\/strong> Body medium, Acidity medium, Alcohol medium, Sweetness dry, Feel silky, Flavour intensity medium<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tastes:<\/strong> apple, grapefruit<\/li>\n<li><strong>Finish:<\/strong> medium<\/li>\n<li><strong>Development:<\/strong> Fully Developed<\/li>\n<li><strong>Readiness:<\/strong> drink now<\/li>\n<li><strong>Balanced:<\/strong> yes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Complex:<\/strong> yes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Food pairings<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Pan-seared scallops with apple and melon salsa<\/li>\n<li>Creamy lemon risotto with grilled chicken<\/li>\n<li>Roasted butternut squash with vanilla-infused cream<\/li>\n<li>Grilled shrimp with a citrus and herb sauce<\/li>\n<li>Pan-fried asparagus with melted butter and lemon<\/li>\n<li>Apple and grapefruit salad with toasted almonds<\/li>\n<li>Creamy seafood chowder with a hint of spice<\/li>\n<li>Roasted vegetable quiche with a buttery crust<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rating: 4.0\/5 This 2023 Finisterre from Robert Oatley in Margaret River, Australia, presents a pale yellow appearance with a clarity that&#8217;s spot on. The nose reveals a pronounced intensity with aromas of apple, melon, and subtle hints of vanilla, cream, and butter. On the palate, the wine displays medium body, a silky feel, and a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":732,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wineclub"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20272_20260322171713.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sellick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}