Community Tasting Note
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JimmyGillingham wrote: 92 points
February 11, 2015 - I decided to open this in anticipation of a get together over BBQ. I really like the fact that I can get an approximately 20 year old wine on release from Kalin for a reasonable price.
Opening the wine was a bit of an issue. I would say that the wine had worked its way 80% up the cork, which broke about 2/3 of the way down and sort of crumbled from there. Decanted the wine through a filter and poured back into the bottle. Although I was a bit worried about whether the wine was affected, those concerns drifted away as soon as I could smell the wine jumping out of the decanter.
The wine was golden yellow in color. There were no oxidized notes, which was refreshing given its age. On the nose, there were some floral notes, but butterscotch and pineapple that others have noted. Although "sweet" is more of a description of taste, I noted that the nose was sweet. However, the sweetness seemed to decrease as the wine sat in the glass.
The palate was a little bit heavier. I think that is due to the fact that I did not pick up much acid on the wine. There were some oaky notes but nothing over the top or distracting. I also picked up more minerality, stone fruits and lemon.
Overall, for the price, this is a great wine.2,005 views
1 Comment
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William Kelley commented:
2/12/15, 6:10 AM - The corks on this wine tend to be a bit crumbly. I'd recommend using a so-called 'Ah so' or 'Butler's friend' two-pronged corkscrew.