Light yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of nutmeg, yellow pears,, yellow apples, white pepper and camphor. Flavors of yellow pear, yellow apple and creme fraiche. Medium to bright acidity, medium to full bodied. Drink or hold.
Jose Rodriguez Memorial Dinner
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Notes after three hours open. Back label says this is bottle #234/509. Light gold in the glass with some fine suspended particulates. Generous nose of dark toast and baked marshmallow, a little new tire/reduction, and jasmine blooms. It enters the palate very softly, filling out in the mouth before showing more citrus and nutty elements. I love the confident, but not brazen, acidity. It is not as complex as one might hope and probably near peak, but the elegant texture and overall quality are still apparent. 4+12+17+9= 92
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Fairly simply but enjoyable. Palate lacks the depth and complexity for this to be really good. Don’t see much room for improvement. I would drink these up sooner vs. later.
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A Celebration of Jose; 5/19/2022-5/21/2022 (Madison, WI): Extremely pale, almost watery in the glass. Shy but clean nose showing delicate fruit, modeling clay, and a bit of appealing reduction. Tropical sweetness builds through the finish. Very easy drinking, a very pleasant package with absolutely no rough edges, but so light in every respect. 13% abv
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I really dug this. This is the first vintage of Maison Harbour I bought, so I'm glad to finally taste what I put money toward. Aromas of blown-out candle (a reductive, but positive style), lemon and wax. The palate was juicy and round with flavors of burned marshmallow crust, underripe pineapple and lemon curd. Nice balance, and this is drinking well now. Great complexity and energy here.
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Consumed over two days. Nice light fruit flavored, almost no oak, crisp. The second day it has mellowed a bit and was even better which made me think it was a bit more fruit forward the first day. A most excellent effort by Nicholas and Collen.
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Solid white burg. Needs a bit more time to figure out what it is really going to be, but I think that will a very nice wine and several points higher than it is right now.
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7/22/2022 - wineismylife wrote: 93 Points
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Light yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of nutmeg, yellow pears,, yellow apples, white pepper and camphor. Flavors of yellow pear, yellow apple and creme fraiche. Medium to bright acidity, medium to full bodied. Drink or hold.
Jose Rodriguez Memorial Dinner
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6/1/2022 - fingers Likes this wine: 92 Points
Notes after three hours open. Back label says this is bottle #234/509. Light gold in the glass with some fine suspended particulates. Generous nose of dark toast and baked marshmallow, a little new tire/reduction, and jasmine blooms. It enters the palate very softly, filling out in the mouth before showing more citrus and nutty elements. I love the confident, but not brazen, acidity. It is not as complex as one might hope and probably near peak, but the elegant texture and overall quality are still apparent.
4+12+17+9= 92
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5/30/2022 - Oskiwawa wrote:
Fairly simply but enjoyable. Palate lacks the depth and complexity for this to be really good. Don’t see much room for improvement. I would drink these up sooner vs. later.
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5/21/2022 - petitblanc wrote: 90 Points
A Celebration of Jose; 5/19/2022-5/21/2022 (Madison, WI): Extremely pale, almost watery in the glass. Shy but clean nose showing delicate fruit, modeling clay, and a bit of appealing reduction. Tropical sweetness builds through the finish. Very easy drinking, a very pleasant package with absolutely no rough edges, but so light in every respect. 13% abv
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4/30/2018 - BRR Likes this wine: 91 Points
I really dug this. This is the first vintage of Maison Harbour I bought, so I'm glad to finally taste what I put money toward. Aromas of blown-out candle (a reductive, but positive style), lemon and wax. The palate was juicy and round with flavors of burned marshmallow crust, underripe pineapple and lemon curd. Nice balance, and this is drinking well now. Great complexity and energy here.
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8/17/2016 - Alessio Likes this wine: 88 Points
So young! In my opinion it needs at least another couple of years.
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5/2/2016 - Mtpisgah Likes this wine:
Consumed over two days. Nice light fruit flavored, almost no oak, crisp. The second day it has mellowed a bit and was even better which made me think it was a bit more fruit forward the first day. A most excellent effort by Nicholas and Collen.
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4/27/2016 - heiamat.no wrote: 91 Points
Pen, kjølig nese, mineralsk og smoky. Hvit stenfrukt og hvite blomster. Kremet og sødmefull. Hvit fersken og pære. Pen syre. Flott sitrusdominert avslutning.
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1/1/2016 - mclancy10006 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Solid white burg. Needs a bit more time to figure out what it is really going to be, but I think that will a very nice wine and several points higher than it is right now.
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5/15/2015 - dcwino wrote: 91 Points
Maison Harbour tasting (Gray's house, Falls Church, VA): Mostly white fruits, apple and pear, white flowers and mineral. Medium concentration, cool and precise, bright acidity and medium length.
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