Community Tasting Notes 46

• ohne_musik wrote: 95 points

  January 19, 2024 - Cork in good shape, good fill. A burnt orange sort of color suggested this might be over the hill, and the first sip seemed to confirm - dull, tertiary flavors, a hit of upfront sweetness and VA, and insufficient cut to carry it through. Not to worry, as it blooms and shakes off the musty aromas with about 20 minutes of air in the glass. Aromas of peach/apricot and sugar. High viscosity, halfway to motor oil, showing a complex array of salted caramel, grilled nuts, apricot and honey. Could use a touch more amplitude in the midpalate, but the finish is clean and long, with a tangy laser beam of invigorating citric-type acid. An hour in, and the wine is still improving - sadly, didn’t have the chance to follow over the full evening - I suspect it still had some legs to blossom further!

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• mdefreitas wrote:

  January 19, 2022 - This bottle showed signs of seepage. Dark bronze in color. Lots of caramel and figs; sweet with some acidity still balancing things out, but this could use more "freshness". Seems a bit tired, but probably not a representative bottle.

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• HowardNZ Likes this wine: 94 points

  January 14, 2022 - 2019 Visit to Cromwell (Central Otago, NZ): Andrew’s wine served double blind. Dark colour. A beautiful Pinot Gris drinking a lot younger than 1994. Silky, pure and clean yet viscous and weighty. Apricots, honey, pears, nougat and many other nuances. Not overly sweet with vibrant acidity. Andrew’s wine of the tasting.

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• winetobealive wrote: 94 points

  December 31, 2021 - nez tout en finesse florale. sur les petits agrumes et fleurs blanches. très vaporeux et frais. pas capiteux en bouche. accompagne aussi bien foie gras qu'une Charlotte aux abricots

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• lepetitchateau wrote: 92 points

  December 24, 2021 - Sweetness but not quite at your normal dessert level, combined with acidity and weight.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1994
• Type White - Off-dry
• Producer Zind-Humbrecht
• Varietal Pinot Gris
• Designation Vendange Tardive
• Vineyard Rangen de Thann Clos St. Urbain
• Country France
• Region Alsace
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Alsace Grand Cru

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• Pending Delivery 3 (1%)
• In Cellars 279 (61%)
• Consumed 172 (38%)

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