Previous halves have been a bit past it. This had a soaked through cork that nearly fell into the bottle. However a lovely wine. Intense mature fruit, medium sweetness with apricot and barley sugar. Plenty of botrytis. Superb.
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A nice aged sauternes. It does seem past its prime but enjoyable no less. Looking forward to enjoying my other 2 bottles of this over the coming years. Paid $55 at auction.
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Lighter (when compared to the 75 Rieussec we had on the same night). Still sweet but its a one trick pony, really. It lacks the acidity and richness of classier wines. Still, impressive that it has lasted 40 years and is still in a good enough spot.
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Showing very young, with pinapple tinged barley sugar (sugar cane) flavors, still needing some time to integrate. Unlike some professional ratings, this did not have any off flavors. Decent balance, on the sweet side. A very good de Malle, if not complex at least complete and tasty.
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3/14/2021 - kevin h wrote: 92 Points
Previous halves have been a bit past it. This had a soaked through cork that nearly fell into the bottle. However a lovely wine. Intense mature fruit, medium sweetness with apricot and barley sugar. Plenty of botrytis. Superb.
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6/6/2018 - kevin h wrote: 89 Points
Apricot and barley sugar. Nice flavours but a bit past best.
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12/9/2017 - cltean Likes this wine: 90 Points
A nice aged sauternes. It does seem past its prime but enjoyable no less. Looking forward to enjoying my other 2 bottles of this over the coming years. Paid $55 at auction.
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4/24/2017 - kevin h wrote: 89 Points
Nice marmalade flavour. Fading a bit and loss of sweetness but still decent.
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7/12/2016 - ginfizz wrote: 93 Points
Quite interesting. Peaches and cream. Hints of vanilla and stone fruits. Medium + weight, Medium + finish. An under appreciated success.
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5/21/2015 - jrobs7777 wrote:
Lighter (when compared to the 75 Rieussec we had on the same night). Still sweet but its a one trick pony, really. It lacks the acidity and richness of classier wines. Still, impressive that it has lasted 40 years and is still in a good enough spot.
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4/4/2015 - youngrtp12 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Held up really well over the 40 years. Marmalade, barley sugar, orange and honey. Wonderfully smooth with an almost creamy quality. Very enjoyable.
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4/5/2009 - ginfizz wrote: 90 Points
Showing very young, with pinapple tinged barley sugar (sugar cane) flavors, still needing some time to integrate. Unlike some professional ratings, this did not have any off flavors. Decent balance, on the sweet side. A very good de Malle, if not complex at least complete and tasty.
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9/12/2004 - Zweder wrote: flawed
Sweet stuff (@ WB): Corked
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