This is an amazing wine for the nose alone. Every once in a while you run into a wine that takes you away on bouquet alone. This is such a wine! It is one of the finest examples of scorched wet stone/granite mixed with graphite/lead pencil I've experienced maybe ever. Had I more experience with Haut Brion I might be comparing it to that storied chateau, but I am not that guy. However I am a guy lucky enough to have this wine and all I could do is smell. My only question is does it have the depth and stuffing to warrant a higher score. Usually with a young wine like this I will taste over at least two days to see how it progresses. Well it drank quite well and the wife and I had no ability to refrain. My favorite wine writer may be wrong about this one because this wine is way more complex than the usual 94 pointer. Quilceda continues to impress!
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We're all just receiving our allocations of the 2020 Galitzine, and I know it's too early to have one, but......I couldn't help myself. I had to see what we're all in for.
And we're in for one heck of a wine, whenever we decide to open it.
The tannins are definitely big at this early stage, you'll need to have it with very hearty food. But, if you have the bottle open for two hours before serving, the tannins will become much more finely grained, and you'll be able to enjoy the wine.
Professional reviewers have mentioned the big, complex nose. And I'm not sure even they do it justice. You get very strong red, blue, and black fruit. And some pencil shavings and crushed wet rock. It's coming in a bit hot - wrapped in some alcohol and very elegant oak.
Given enough time after opening, this has elegance on the palate though. But, you have to be a fan of larger wines to open this now. That said, it's worth what I paid, and then some. I know I'll completely enjoy my other bottles in the years to come. The score of 96 is kinda for drinking now. I'm sure in several years, it will fully deserve the high 90's scores the pros are giving it.
10/8/2023 - Zoso Likes this wine: 97 Points
This is an amazing wine for the nose alone. Every once in a while you run into a wine that takes you away on bouquet alone. This is such a wine! It is one of the finest examples of scorched wet stone/granite mixed with graphite/lead pencil I've experienced maybe ever. Had I more experience with Haut Brion I might be comparing it to that storied chateau, but I am not that guy. However I am a guy lucky enough to have this wine and all I could do is smell. My only question is does it have the depth and stuffing to warrant a higher score. Usually with a young wine like this I will taste over at least two days to see how it progresses. Well it drank quite well and the wife and I had no ability to refrain. My favorite wine writer may be wrong about this one because this wine is way more complex than the usual 94 pointer. Quilceda continues to impress!
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9/27/2023 - camdawg Likes this wine: 96 Points
We're all just receiving our allocations of the 2020 Galitzine, and I know it's too early to have one, but......I couldn't help myself. I had to see what we're all in for.
And we're in for one heck of a wine, whenever we decide to open it.
The tannins are definitely big at this early stage, you'll need to have it with very hearty food. But, if you have the bottle open for two hours before serving, the tannins will become much more finely grained, and you'll be able to enjoy the wine.
Professional reviewers have mentioned the big, complex nose. And I'm not sure even they do it justice. You get very strong red, blue, and black fruit. And some pencil shavings and crushed wet rock. It's coming in a bit hot - wrapped in some alcohol and very elegant oak.
Given enough time after opening, this has elegance on the palate though. But, you have to be a fan of larger wines to open this now. That said, it's worth what I paid, and then some. I know I'll completely enjoy my other bottles in the years to come. The score of 96 is kinda for drinking now. I'm sure in several years, it will fully deserve the high 90's scores the pros are giving it.
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