The 6th Quinquennial Wine and Food Extravaganza (New Jersey, USA): Opened 11 bottles for the evening with a quick double decant about 2 hours before serving as it does benefit from the aeration. The nose had a lovely orange blossom scent backed by minerals and a touch of stone fruit. The palate was broad and flavorful with chalky limestone minerality and honeysuckle, Meyer lemon, apricot as well as a long finish that showed a little butterscotch. We did note some significant bottle variation...no oxidized bottles but there were definitely some bottles which were notably better/different than others. Some had more citrus that bordered on tangerine while others seemed a bit more complex in the direction of the stone fruit and florals. I thought this went well with all three dishes served but particularly good with the deviled egg and caviar and was quite a contrast when the smoked salmon was eaten with it.
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Gorgeously rich and flavorful with good acidity and minerality. Nose and palate have meyer lemon, apricot, honeysuckle and butterscotch. Nice long finish and unctuous mouth feel. Surprisingly good!
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Gold. Lovely nose of peach sherbet. On the palate, medium bodied, plenty of zing. It's rich, but the long finish is pretty dry. Mineral. Very good indeed. 13%, cork.
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9/29/2018 - oldwines Likes this wine: 92 Points
The 6th Quinquennial Wine and Food Extravaganza (New Jersey, USA): Opened 11 bottles for the evening with a quick double decant about 2 hours before serving as it does benefit from the aeration. The nose had a lovely orange blossom scent backed by minerals and a touch of stone fruit. The palate was broad and flavorful with chalky limestone minerality and honeysuckle, Meyer lemon, apricot as well as a long finish that showed a little butterscotch. We did note some significant bottle variation...no oxidized bottles but there were definitely some bottles which were notably better/different than others. Some had more citrus that bordered on tangerine while others seemed a bit more complex in the direction of the stone fruit and florals. I thought this went well with all three dishes served but particularly good with the deviled egg and caviar and was quite a contrast when the smoked salmon was eaten with it.
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1/4/2018 - oldwines Likes this wine: 92 Points
Gorgeously rich and flavorful with good acidity and minerality. Nose and palate have meyer lemon, apricot, honeysuckle and butterscotch. Nice long finish and unctuous mouth feel. Surprisingly good!
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5/28/2017 - FastTrack wrote: 91 Points
Nose of honey and peach; on the palate mineral (salty?), vibrant, "masculine", long finish
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4/8/2016 - Duncan wrote: 91 Points
Gold. Lovely nose of peach sherbet. On the palate, medium bodied, plenty of zing. It's rich, but the long finish is pretty dry. Mineral. Very good indeed. 13%, cork.
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