Two visitors, three birthdays and seventeen wines from all over. (ABA Turkish Restaurant): Deep yellow in color, but without the golden hues of the '97 Foreau. Like a grand English actress from a period piece, the wine shows refinement, breed and great depth. There's a wonderful lemon profile on the nose and palate, but without the normal tartness that follows, lots of stone character and stone fruit with that aged patina. Beautiful balanced, the wine has weight, but does not come off as heavy at all. The fruit and structure continued to build all night. This wine also held special meaning as it came from the Chambers Street sale of our friend Joe Dougherty's Austrian cellar. Needless to say, we all lifted a glass to Joe! Solid A-.
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4/26/2016 - BradKNYC wrote:
Two visitors, three birthdays and seventeen wines from all over. (ABA Turkish Restaurant): Deep yellow in color, but without the golden hues of the '97 Foreau. Like a grand English actress from a period piece, the wine shows refinement, breed and great depth. There's a wonderful lemon profile on the nose and palate, but without the normal tartness that follows, lots of stone character and stone fruit with that aged patina. Beautiful balanced, the wine has weight, but does not come off as heavy at all. The fruit and structure continued to build all night. This wine also held special meaning as it came from the Chambers Street sale of our friend Joe Dougherty's Austrian cellar. Needless to say, we all lifted a glass to Joe! Solid A-.
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