Aromatics: lychee, bruised apple, and booze. Palate: Pretty fat. Some lemon and apple yield to a very waxy/oily flavor. Finish is short but the heat is high. Low acidity. A chore to drink @14.5%. Perhaps this could have used some more SB.
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Love this vintage. Tastes like grapes. Maybe wine is not supposed to but it does and i like it. L ecole has this in library. I will get more. Highly recommend.
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Drank over several days. The acidity is there. The alc is too but u don't taste it. Could be mistaken for a graves blanc easily. More sb citrus and tropical flavors than I would have thought for such low sb content. Medium bodied. Good for the price.
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Popped and poured. Not nearly as good as the 2011. The lemon fruit was a bit too harsh this vintage leaving the Keystone bottled beer in a can bitter beer face after each drink. Will hope to find some 2011 still on the shelves somewhere. 84 pts.
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12/11/2016 - ElGreco wrote: 84 Points
Aromatics: lychee, bruised apple, and booze.
Palate: Pretty fat. Some lemon and apple yield to a very waxy/oily flavor. Finish is short but the heat is high. Low acidity. A chore to drink @14.5%. Perhaps this could have used some more SB.
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9/29/2016 - Teamrehfeld wrote: 90 Points
Love this vintage. Tastes like grapes. Maybe wine is not supposed to but it does and i like it. L ecole has this in library. I will get more. Highly recommend.
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5/3/2016 - Teamrehfeld wrote: 90 Points
Wonderful. Fresh ripe grape flavor. Refreshing Light fruit nose. Lingering taste.
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3/28/2016 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine: 89 Points
very nice, good structure with softness, plushness, nice mineral notes. a good run for the money for the French wines.
-goes well with seafood
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2/5/2016 - familydoc wrote:
off bottle? metallic taste is strong and somewhat not delicious.
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8/22/2015 - familydoc wrote: 85 Points
tropical fruit
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2/16/2015 - jeffreylubowski Likes this wine: 89 Points
Drank over several days. The acidity is there. The alc is too but u don't taste it. Could be mistaken for a graves blanc easily. More sb citrus and tropical flavors than I would have thought for such low sb content. Medium bodied. Good for the price.
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8/18/2014 - Normones wrote: 87 Points
tad too sweet for me. well made
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4/25/2014 - chatters wrote:
Spring Bacchanal with Winemaker Ken Wright (Roti Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan): Sweet apples, slight toast notes, cinnamon hints. In the mouth confected apple completes with bitter and burnt notes. Nah.
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2/22/2014 - Giacomo wrote: 92 Points
Very drinkable, well balanced, loved the yellow fin tuna , honeysuckle notes
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10/30/2013 - yofog wrote: 88 Points
Some class on the nose, and a hint of musk. Dry, round, and peachy wine with a slight tartness and fairly high deliciousness factor. Good food wine.
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10/1/2013 - Jimywags wrote: 84 Points
Popped and poured. Not nearly as good as the 2011. The lemon fruit was a bit too harsh this vintage leaving the Keystone bottled beer in a can bitter beer face after each drink. Will hope to find some 2011 still on the shelves somewhere. 84 pts.
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