Community Tasting Note

Loren Sonkin wrote:

Sunday, January 17, 2016 - LP, Rhys, Chapoutier, Caymus, Quintessa, Lewis & Kracher (E. 4th street): OK, coming after the Rhys, this took some time and food to readjust. A completely different animal and perhaps also needed some air to open. Golden in color. The nose is exquisite. A 100 point nose of honey, wax, floral notes, minerals and slight red grapefruit. Admittedly, not as good on the palate as the nose, but still amazing. Once it opened, there are layers of beeswax, minerals, chalk and honey. Enough acidity to carry food. I had it with a spicy vindaloo cauliflower and it was a great match IMO. The wine was big enough to stand up to the heat yet there was a synergy of flavors. It does show some age and there is an ever so slight oxidation to the wine. Not a lot and I loved that aspect but its pretty obvious to say at 25 years from vintage, this is ready to drink. A prior bottle I had of this was completely shot, but looking at the bottle, this was significantly lighter.

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