Loire based dinner at Fuleen Seafood, Chinatown, NYC w/ Brad Kane and several others. A wonderful wine but placed in the wrong sequence for this evening. It would have shown much better earlier in the meal when we were still in the thick of eating the razor clams and other delicacies. Very floral and delicate in a typically Goldert way. 50+13+13+8.5+8.5 = 93
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A night of stellar wines from Vouvray, Germany and Alsace. (Fuleen Seafood House): A terrific wine in its own right, it actually got a little lost in this lineup of high acid wines with lower alcohol levels. Beautiful and typical gangbuster Gewurz nose that's a fusillade of lychee, floral, ginger and nutmeg aromas. Sweet, pleasantly plump with an oily texture and like flavors as aromas. There's some bitterness and alcohol on the spicy finish. Quite nice and in good shape for a twenty-three year old Gewurz, even if it is a bit of a sluggard in this company. A-.
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100 Year Old Champagne and Other Wonders (Kingyo, Marina Square): I thought this was excellent and drinking extremely well. It was a bit reductive when first poured, even though we had opened this to breathe a couple of hours before hand. Thankfully though, the overt rubber band notes on the nose blew off very quickly in the glass to show a very honeyed nose replete with poached pear and lychee aromas alongside white musk and flower petal scents. Just gorgeous. I really liked the palate too. There were little petrolly hints hanging around the attack, and then the wine opened up into rich notes of dried lychee and spice that melted beautifully over the midpalate in a creamily textured caress. Acidity was not all that high given the varietal and the vintage, so that some on the table found it fat, but I thought that this was more fleshy and voluptuous rather than flabby. It was never cloying and, in fact, rather wonderfully drinkable all the way into a long nutty finish, where buts of spice and earth emerged alongside the sweet, honeyed flavours that marked the rest of the wine. I loved this.
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Yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of apricot, lychee, light peach notes and a hint of cinnamon. Flavors of peach, apricot and soaked pears. Medium acidity and body. Drink or hold but I'd drink.
Thanksgiving at Mom's house. Yellow gold in color. No mistaking this one as it was loaded with the florality of Goldert. Nice notes of nutmeg as well. A rich (but balanced) wine that was a perfect match with the Thanksgiving meal. 50+13+12+8.5+8.5 = 92
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A little apprehensive opening this as my first bottle, opened 4 months ago, was corked. No such trouble here. Very typical of Goldert. Roses and assorted flowers mix with spices and pears in this beautiful nectar. Delicate but assertive with plenty of life left. Reminded me of my first Goldert which was the wine that made me realize just how great Gewurz can be. Vied for wine of the night honors with the '82 Prum Auslese.
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4/25/2015 - JeffGMorris wrote:
Drank at the big Zind Humbrecht dinner at home ( with Olivier in attendance! ) With the second course
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5/10/2013 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine: 93 Points
Loire based dinner at Fuleen Seafood, Chinatown, NYC w/ Brad Kane and several others. A wonderful wine but placed in the wrong sequence for this evening. It would have shown much better earlier in the meal when we were still in the thick of eating the razor clams and other delicacies. Very floral and delicate in a typically Goldert way. 50+13+13+8.5+8.5 = 93
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5/10/2013 - BradKNYC wrote:
A night of stellar wines from Vouvray, Germany and Alsace. (Fuleen Seafood House): A terrific wine in its own right, it actually got a little lost in this lineup of high acid wines with lower alcohol levels. Beautiful and typical gangbuster Gewurz nose that's a fusillade of lychee, floral, ginger and nutmeg aromas. Sweet, pleasantly plump with an oily texture and like flavors as aromas. There's some bitterness and alcohol on the spicy finish. Quite nice and in good shape for a twenty-three year old Gewurz, even if it is a bit of a sluggard in this company. A-.
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3/2/2013 - KristianT Likes this wine: 94 Points
Great to drink an old great wine. Very fine balance. Floral and perfume notes.
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11/19/2011 - Mingmong wrote: 93 Points
Manuka, apricot, lychee and yellow flowery nose. Apricot rich, mangoes, nectar, barley, elegant silky syrup. Soft and balanced acidity.
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11/19/2011 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points
100 Year Old Champagne and Other Wonders (Kingyo, Marina Square): I thought this was excellent and drinking extremely well. It was a bit reductive when first poured, even though we had opened this to breathe a couple of hours before hand. Thankfully though, the overt rubber band notes on the nose blew off very quickly in the glass to show a very honeyed nose replete with poached pear and lychee aromas alongside white musk and flower petal scents. Just gorgeous. I really liked the palate too. There were little petrolly hints hanging around the attack, and then the wine opened up into rich notes of dried lychee and spice that melted beautifully over the midpalate in a creamily textured caress. Acidity was not all that high given the varietal and the vintage, so that some on the table found it fat, but I thought that this was more fleshy and voluptuous rather than flabby. It was never cloying and, in fact, rather wonderfully drinkable all the way into a long nutty finish, where buts of spice and earth emerged alongside the sweet, honeyed flavours that marked the rest of the wine. I loved this.
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5/5/2010 - wineismylife Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dallas 2nd Wednesday Group - May 2010 (SteveW's house in North Dallas): WIML92
Yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of apricot, lychee, light peach notes and a hint of cinnamon. Flavors of peach, apricot and soaked pears. Medium acidity and body. Drink or hold but I'd drink.
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11/27/2008 - JeffGMorris wrote: 92 Points
Thanksgiving at Mom's house. Yellow gold in color. No mistaking this one as it was loaded with the florality of Goldert. Nice notes of nutmeg as well. A rich (but balanced) wine that was a perfect match with the Thanksgiving meal. 50+13+12+8.5+8.5 = 92
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2/28/2004 - JeffGMorris wrote: 94 Points
A little apprehensive opening this as my first bottle, opened 4 months ago, was corked. No such trouble here. Very typical of Goldert. Roses and assorted flowers mix with spices and pears in this beautiful nectar. Delicate but assertive with plenty of life left. Reminded me of my first Goldert which was the wine that made me realize just how great Gewurz can be. Vied for wine of the night honors with the '82 Prum Auslese.
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