September 6, 2023 - Shazam squared!
May 19, 2023 - Brought to drink at Oinoscent during service, bottle open 20.00 tasted 21.15
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The wine shows deep golden color.
The wine shows high intensity in the nose, overripe citrus, stone fruit, grapefruit, quince, some heavier floral notes, layered, lemon concentrate.
Palate smooth, bitter freshness, medium acidity, mineral orange pith, peach and apricot jam, medium body, balancing acidity, persistent finish. Decadent and beautiful
February 20, 2023 - Shazam! Paired this with a quail/foie gras dish.
In a great place now. Much of the sugar is resolved but there is still a depth of honey and soft acidity. Nose of orange blossom, lemon curd, and warm brioche. Very complex without any oxidative notes despite the clear medium golden color. Palate had good depth and a long finish. Well matched and quite good. Glad I have more.
October 14, 2022 - Gorgeous bright multi-hued orange colour - dive in! The wine was more like a Sauternes than I'd expected from a Riesling, with saffron, lime, stem ginger, Stollen and marmalade, and just a touch of the exotic. Quite creamy and opulent, and a lingering biscuity finish. This was too sweet to drink on its own but wouldn't have been sweet enough as a dessert wine... hmmm.
November 22, 2020 - Firmly in its preferred window, this offers enough vitality that suggests, to my palate, this is in a fine place now and offers limited upside. I mention this because I find the acidity to be good+, but not great, i.e. enough for the long term. Drink now even if it's got the goods for several more quality years. recommended
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January 12, 2019 - Deep gold. Orange blossom and smoke. Brioche. Sweet but light at the same time. Very good. I think this will last awhile.
December 4, 2018 - As expected, this comes across as fairly sweet - the label appears to say it only has about 6 g/l residual sugar but that can't be correct and it is a bit scratched. There is a decent amount of acidity here and a host of complex, honeyed flavors. This will pair well with cheese, Sichuan, or Indian food as well as dessert and should outlive me with that massive dose of sugar.
September 21, 2018 - Deep gold color. Mandarin, white floral flavors. Mildly sweet with nice balance A bit of sweet brioche on the finish. Really nice. A good finish to dinner that stays light and fresh on the palate.
September 27, 2017 - SLDS October 2017: Golden orange coloured. Passionfruit, pineapple, ginger, orange and mandarin on the nose. Moderate sweetness on the palate, really nicely balanced and drinkable. Good flow, with a real mix of compleixty and freshness. Really like the style of this wine, it is drinking really nicely now.
June 7, 2016 - Mature Alsace VTs & SQNs 2003-1976 with Richard Brazier (Handford Wines, London): Gold, glossy in colour. Ripe fruit, good level of residual sugar, good weight of fruit, apricots, honey. Light sharp edge on the mid palate, good acidity, almost no "petrolly" Riesling side at all and this could actually be an SQN level of sweetness. A bit one dimensional at this stage especially on the finish but no one can deny this is a great wine with lots of future ahead of it. Very much a decadent sweet wine. 92-93