Community Tasting Note

forceberry wrote:

Saturday, January 14, 2023 - 12,5% alcohol. Tasted blind in a 1996-themed tasting.

Pale to medium-deep lemon-yellow color. At first the nose feels very perfumed with pronounced floral aromas - however these qualities disappear very quickly, making room for more restrained aromas of birch leaves, some lemony tones, a little bit of crunchy Granny Smith apple, light aldehydic notes of green almonds and a developed hint of cooked cream. The wine feels dry, structured and slightly viscous on the palate with a medium-to-moderately full body and somewhat concentrated flavors of lemony citrus fruits and steely minerality, some tangy saline tones, a little bit of developed creamy character, light aldehydic notes of green almonds, a sharp hint of tart Granny Smith apple and a mineral touch of wet rocks. The high acidity lends great intensity and sense of structure to the wine. The finish is dry and somewhat evolved yet refreshing with flavors of steely minerality and lemony citrus fruit, some aldehydic notes of green almonds, a little bit of tangy salinity, light oxidative notes of chopped nuts and a vaguely green hint of birch leaves.

A lovely, sophisticated and pleasantly evolved Bordeaux Blanc. My guess was an Alsatian Riesling that had developed some aldehydic green qualities with age, but it's possible that those leafy notes weren't actually aged nuances but instead just varietally correct Sauvignon Blanc notes. All in all, this was a quite enjoyable effort and otherwise not too aged, apart from those aldehydic nuances - which might suggest the wine really isn't built to last for much longer. Good stuff, but nothing thrilling.

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