garnet red. What s treat to consume such a beauty which survived WWII….. seductive elegant lots of nut and balsamic notes not alcoholic at all well integrated sweetness and excellent length.
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MWS Wine Tasting and Dinner (Restaurant Jaimie van Heije, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, NL): Deep tawny; expressive nose, plums and spices, sloe gin, nuts, liquorice and coffee; the palate is fresh but intense, concentrated but elegant, medium sweet, slightly salty, tangy acidity, flavours of liquorice root and coffee; very good length. Not terribly complex but incredibly lively for a 76 year old wine.
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Good, dark, red center with tawny edge. Looks like a moderately old port; however, most 74 year old ports would have significant amounts of tawny coloring, extending to center of the glass and would probably exhibit a fair amount of amber hues as well. So overall, the color is fairly - dare I say - "youthful" given its age.
Nose is similar to a port, but made with Grenache fruit. Like the nose, one tastes tons of sweet dark fruits, raisins, some walnut nuttiness, and a fascinating rather abrupt finish of iron. The finish is noticeably different than a port, which often seems to end with a hot, alcoholic, grape decrescendo. Was told that the Domaine Bachelet Maury was 17 percent alcohol vs. port, which often tops out at 19 to 20 percent.
Two notes:
(1) I believe the wine was aged in concrete vats to winter and then placed in large oak barrels to age for several decades. Bottled in the 2000s. (2) Was not able to determine if this wine is bottled like a tawny port (i.e., w/o sediment) or like a vintage port (i.e., w/sediment). Assume the long barrel aging caused most of the precipitants to fall to the bottom of the large barrel.
Overall, a fun exploration of a rare dessert wine with significant age. Quite enjoyable.
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1/17/2024 - The_Cat Likes this wine: 93 Points
garnet red. What s treat to consume such a beauty which survived WWII….. seductive elegant lots of nut and balsamic notes not alcoholic at all well integrated sweetness and excellent length.
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3/9/2023 - Max S. wrote:
Ben opened for Xmas 2017 or 2018. Remember alcohol forward, but still impressive.
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1/2/2017 - ViniGenie Likes this wine: 94 Points
Beautiful depth for almost 80yrs old. Blue fruit w/subtle chocolate tones.
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6/30/2015 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 93 Points
MWS Wine Tasting and Dinner (Restaurant Jaimie van Heije, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, NL): Deep tawny; expressive nose, plums and spices, sloe gin, nuts, liquorice and coffee; the palate is fresh but intense, concentrated but elegant, medium sweet, slightly salty, tangy acidity, flavours of liquorice root and coffee; very good length. Not terribly complex but incredibly lively for a 76 year old wine.
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4/9/2015 - Winedog1 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Hard to rate. Excellent. Very similar to Port. Great wine. Highly recommend.
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6/23/2013 - John Dunlap wrote: 92 Points
Good, dark, red center with tawny edge. Looks like a moderately old port; however, most 74 year old ports would have significant amounts of tawny coloring, extending to center of the glass and would probably exhibit a fair amount of amber hues as well. So overall, the color is fairly - dare I say - "youthful" given its age.
Nose is similar to a port, but made with Grenache fruit. Like the nose, one tastes tons of sweet dark fruits, raisins, some walnut nuttiness, and a fascinating rather abrupt finish of iron. The finish is noticeably different than a port, which often seems to end with a hot, alcoholic, grape decrescendo. Was told that the Domaine Bachelet Maury was 17 percent alcohol vs. port, which often tops out at 19 to 20 percent.
Two notes:
(1) I believe the wine was aged in concrete vats to winter and then placed in large oak barrels to age for several decades. Bottled in the 2000s.
(2) Was not able to determine if this wine is bottled like a tawny port (i.e., w/o sediment) or like a vintage port (i.e., w/sediment). Assume the long barrel aging caused most of the precipitants to fall to the bottom of the large barrel.
Overall, a fun exploration of a rare dessert wine with significant age. Quite enjoyable.
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