Although it was oily and dense, it seemed that the sugar has dissipated somewhat and this was more of an off dry wine with a savoury bouillon-mushroomy note to it. Still a very nice experience.
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Golden orange. Nose somewhat off with some cork taint. One could see that there was underlying honey, botrytis, orange notes. Very viscous, sweet and rich, but again too bad the wine is slightly corked. I'm sure a good bottle of this would be spectacular.
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Cold War Nuclear Escalation Wine Club Dinner (Otto e Mezzo, Alexandra House, Central, Hong Kong): This was my back-up wine after the Ch. Latour 1959 and had been an incredibly generous birthday present from Daniel, who was here to enjoy it. Upper neck fill and perfect cork. Medium toffee-brown colour. Nose is fresh (yes, fresh...) lychees, and orange, orange marmalade emerging ......"Cointreau on Ice" as someone remarked but on steroids.. Lovely palate of toffee held in place by a lemon creme brulee acidity and structure....this is heavenly....light....understated....but so powerful....ending up with a tart but rich Frank Cooper's Marmalade finale.
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With a beautiful, honey orange, colored hue. Apricot, spice, vanilla, caramel, pineapple and coconut aromatics. Sexy and suave. Good concentration with a richness in the finish.
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Just unbelievable! Creme brulee and apricots. Smokey and nutty. And, plenty of boytitus- could not believe how sweet this wine was with all of the other flavors going on. AND, smooth with the 47 years of age. It is nice to see a wine as old as me that is at such a pinacle. Gives me something to shoot for- if this wine can be this great at 47, I guess I can do it to! Woohoo! What a wine!
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Roy Hersh's 1990 & older tasting of "Wines that don't suck" (Sammamish, WA, USA): Well this was a freaking treat and a GREAT way to get back on track! Thank you so much Rod for bringing this impeccable bottle from the year my Dad graduated from college. The nose show caramel, creme brulee and gobs of botrytis with that faint vinyl smell I often get. The palate is rich and well resolved with maple syrup, orange creamsicle and stunning depth. Who needs actual dessert when you can drink it in pure liquid form? The best part was the nearly endless, beautiful finish. Had I not enjoyed a 1967 Château d'Yquem back in October, this wine would have been my clear benchmark for Sauternes. Awesome!
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11/5/2016 - AV2012 wrote: 89 Points
Although it was oily and dense, it seemed that the sugar has dissipated somewhat and this was more of an off dry wine with a savoury bouillon-mushroomy note to it. Still a very nice experience.
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9/19/2010 - rnellans wrote: flawed
Golden orange. Nose somewhat off with some cork taint. One could see that there was underlying honey, botrytis, orange notes. Very viscous, sweet and rich, but again too bad the wine is slightly corked. I'm sure a good bottle of this would be spectacular.
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6/29/2010 - Goldstone wrote: 97 Points
Cold War Nuclear Escalation Wine Club Dinner (Otto e Mezzo, Alexandra House, Central, Hong Kong): This was my back-up wine after the Ch. Latour 1959 and had been an incredibly generous birthday present from Daniel, who was here to enjoy it. Upper neck fill and perfect cork. Medium toffee-brown colour. Nose is fresh (yes, fresh...) lychees, and orange, orange marmalade emerging ......"Cointreau on Ice" as someone remarked but on steroids.. Lovely palate of toffee held in place by a lemon creme brulee acidity and structure....this is heavenly....light....understated....but so powerful....ending up with a tart but rich Frank Cooper's Marmalade finale.
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11/6/2009 - ideliver2 wrote: 94 Points
Enjoyed immensely on my 50th
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6/21/2007 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
With a beautiful, honey orange, colored hue. Apricot, spice, vanilla, caramel, pineapple and coconut aromatics. Sexy and suave. Good concentration with a richness in the finish.
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11/26/2006 - dougie wrote: 97 Points
Just unbelievable! Creme brulee and apricots. Smokey and nutty. And, plenty of boytitus- could not believe how sweet this wine was with all of the other flavors going on. AND, smooth with the 47 years of age. It is nice to see a wine as old as me that is at such a pinacle. Gives me something to shoot for- if this wine can be this great at 47, I guess I can do it to! Woohoo! What a wine!
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12/2/2004 - Eric wrote: 96 Points
Roy Hersh's 1990 & older tasting of "Wines that don't suck" (Sammamish, WA, USA): Well this was a freaking treat and a GREAT way to get back on track! Thank you so much Rod for bringing this impeccable bottle from the year my Dad graduated from college. The nose show caramel, creme brulee and gobs of botrytis with that faint vinyl smell I often get. The palate is rich and well resolved with maple syrup, orange creamsicle and stunning depth. Who needs actual dessert when you can drink it in pure liquid form? The best part was the nearly endless, beautiful finish. Had I not enjoyed a 1967 Château d'Yquem back in October, this wine would have been my clear benchmark for Sauternes. Awesome!
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