Community Tasting Notes 10

• forceberry wrote: 92 points

  July 12, 2023 - Just 6% alcohol.
  
  Evolved, translucent, medium-deep nutty or syrupy-brown color with a luminous golden rim. The super sweet nose feels laughably intense with rich, concentrated aromas of raisins and apple sauce, some lemon marmalade tones, a little bit of syrupy molasses, light mushroomy notes of botrytis, an oxidative hint of roasted nuts, a touch of caramel or even burnt sugar and a touch of overripe tangerine. The wine feels ridiculously thick, dense and sticky on the palate with a full body and noticeably sweet flavors of syrupy molasses and apple jam, some raisiny tones, a little bit of dried dates, light oxidative notes of roasted nuts, a hint of cherry marmalade and a touch of cooked strawberries. The wine is borderline cloying, but thanks to the exceptionally high-acid vintage 2002, the strikingly high acidity here manages to keep the wine from coming across as too syrupy or heavy, instead lending it a tremendous amount of freshness and energy. The finish is rich, sticky and very sweet with a complex and remarkably long aftertaste of treacle and cherry marmalade, some apple jam, light dried-fruit notes of raisins and dried dates, a little bit of oxidative nuttiness, a hint of almond paste and a touch of orange marmalade.
  
  A ridiculously intense, thick and concentrated super-SGN that might be one of the sweetest and most viscous wines I've ever taste (apart from any PX wines, which are a thing of their own). The wine feels almost too sweet and over-the-top at times, only saved by its exceptionally fresh and precise acidity. Even if the wine is bottled in a small 0,375-liter bottle, it needs quite some people to finish one, as getting through anything than a small tasting pour is starting to feel like hard work! This is truly an exceptional wine by any means, but it is more like an exercise in excess than a wine that is fun to drink. There's no denying that this is a very fine and thoroughly impressive wine, but seeing how over-the-top (and, thus, in its own way, somewhat hard-to-drink) it is, I really can't give the wine exceptional points. Sometimes less is more.

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• zachb1125 Likes this wine: 96 points

  April 10, 2023 - What a delightful wine. Deep, complex nose: orange, tangerine, burnt sugar, vanilla, a slight (pleasant) mustiness, dust. Bright bright acidity and absurd mouthfeel. More of the same notes on the palate, with that creme brulee note really showing. Slightly heavy on the sugar for my personal preference, but still fantastically balanced.

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• Mon.Maultiere Likes this wine: 96 points

  March 18, 2023 - 6%. From 375ml. The colour is deep amber brown - or medium maple syrup. It is thick and intense with very long legs in the glass. There is still plenty of sweetness that makes it rather unctuous but then the acidity kicks in, relieving the palate and leaving a fresh aftertaste. It is not cloying - the balance is so good. It is verging on Essencia in richness. It is pure tarte tatin and honey roast figs, with notes of citrus and ripe peach. A rather special wine. It will probably last another 50 years.

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• ubercuvee wrote:

  March 30, 2021 - Still far too sweet and primary for my tastes, with amazing acidity to match the incredible sweetness. So intense it really warrants another 10-20 years sleep.

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• moziedk Likes this wine: 100 points

  January 23, 2018 - This is the second bottle we drink of the 2002 Close Jebsal Trie Speciale, the first one we drank at a young age around 10 years ago, it was already fantastic then. This one we drank today January 23rd on our 12 1/2 anniversary, now 15 years old and thus still a young wine. This is an absolute monster now, wow what a wine, so complex and full-bodied. 10 years ago it was dark yellow in color, now it is deep red-brown. If I ever see one again, I'll buy it.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2002
• Type White - Sweet/Dessert
• Producer Zind-Humbrecht
• Varietal Pinot Gris
• Designation Sélection de Grains Nobles Trié Spéciale
• Vineyard Clos Jebsal
• Country France
• Region Alsace
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Alsace

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• In Cellars 113 (82%)
• Consumed 24 (17%)

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