June 24, 2023 - From a half. Cork not as bad as others have experienced. Gently sweet now, but candidly still youthful. This will go on (and on).
October 15, 2022 - As others have mentioned, cork was in absolutely terrible condition even with a perfect storage history. After some cleaning and careful uncorking, pours out of the bottle a rich golden color. Not as dark as a I'd expect from a 32 year old white.
On the nose, rich butter with a hint of mushroom. Palate is similar. Not super sweet, but with any less sweetness the minerality and age would be a lot more noticeable. Shockingly, although the acidity is nearly gone, there is a ghostly presence of apple for the first hour of opening.
Nearly dead after 2 hours of opening. Oxidizes quickly. Drink now, this ain't getting any better.
April 1, 2021 - similar to last July's bottle in virtually all respects
July 11, 2020 - Cork hideous and definitely showing it’s age but still pleasant to drink and paired well with Chinese takeout, much of it spicy. Not at all cloying and only moderately sweet. Still very good
September 29, 2016 - Maybe the ugliest, loosest cork yet, but still delish and what a crazy value this is/was. Still has petrol, acid and sweetness in excellent balance. Seem to be ageless....yum
February 7, 2016 - Still solid and complex
Love these
January 7, 2013 - This wine just keeps improving with age, and our most recent bottle was better after it had been opened for a couple of days. This suggests to me that there's lots more life in these, and I intend to hold my last bottle for at least another couple of years. As others have noted, lots of waxy lanolin mouthfeel, coupled with ripe apple and floral notes. Complex and satisfying, but lacking a certain linearity or definition to make it truly great.
May 27, 2012 - Under the capsule, a typically nasty, totally-soaked cork... but the wine is delightful: medium burnished gold in color, with long, slow legs in the glass. Pungent petrol and musky tropical flowers on the nose. Slightly oily and viscous on the tongue, with honey, waxy apple, some citrus and pineapple. Slightly muddled flavors, but with a long, lingering finish. Picked this up a few years ago for a whopping $12 per bottle - no complaints.
May 10, 2012 - Nice and waxy, medium-sweet, no great definition but good intensity and length. Showing very well today, will last.
July 29, 2011 - Rich yellow color. Appears young. Nose shows sweet caramel apple amidst some nice hints of funk. Hazelnuts and sweet fruit on the palate with a wee touch of acid. Not nearly the acid spine as the bottle last year, at least I'm not perceiving the acid this time. Maybe reached the point of going nowhere good from here on out. Enjoyable, from a novelty standpoint now. Good, but that's it, really. Drink 'em now.