Nothing has changed since my 2014 Review except, it just keeps getting better. Deep gold color, a nice cross between a killer Sauternes (Yquem?) and a killer Montrachet. Amazing wine with years to go!!
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I was hesitant about opening this bottle because of multiple reports of premox for 1998 CSH, but this turned out to be a spectacular bottle. Frantastic intensity with deep, penetrating lime-infused, perfect focus, and searing acidity to go with the depth and intensity. Just so incredibly young at nearly 25 years of age -- showing why it's a waste to open CSH young, or even middle-aged. Cellared since original release.
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Deep amber golden colour, telegraphing possible oxidation - which in fact transpired. There is honey and caramel but this is way past its best with a tired palate. There is depth and complexity - but it is just not very nice. Drink 10 years ago.
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1st of 2, pnp, perfect level, cork quarter travelled - mid gold, aging; some kerosene, pox notes, some nut, little fruit or minerality, tired and confused; medium, broad flavour spectrum, bit short and bit too demi-sec for my taste, oxi notes carry through to palate, lacks purity and freshness, drinkable but not what it should be. QG (14)…...I've had bad luck recently with Clos Ste Hune as even the 96 from my cellar is poor. older vintages have been magnificent.
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Superb explosive aromatics, notes of petrol, citrus, candied ginger, smoke, some ripe pear, nutty notes, some notes of underwood and touch of mushroom. Medium-high acidity, full bodied and dense, but with excellent saline minerality snd acidity cutting through the creamy richness. Very good length. A stunning and beautifully aged Clos Ste. Hune.
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Medium gold, very bright color. The nose is open with hints of citrus ginger and fine terpenoid flavors. Complex and intense. The mouth is immediately full, dense, deep with an oil texture while being fresh and finishes acidic. Intensity increased over several hours. A master, a king that can compete with a Batard! Splendid and no specific age, it can last and wait ...
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Medium dark gold. Medium plus mouthfeel. Tactile on front of palate / slightly more glycerol mid palate. Wildflower honey, apricot/stone fruit. Slight bitterness. Came alive after 30-60 min in glass.
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From a restaurant where it has slumbered since release. medium yellow. Still powerful aromas of lime, petrol and some white fruits. An interesting bitter quinine note on the finish. This remains happily poised in Riesling maturity. Excellent.
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Final bottle - sad thing is that I should have had more. Left about 1/3 of the bottle in refrigerator over night and in my book this was better the next morning. Mature yet maturing in a way. Really putting on weight, some petro notes and showing mature fruity elements. Long finish. Voluminous is a key element. A nice bitter tone in the finish that is interesting and adds another element to the wine. Would have loved to see what this would evolve into over another 5 and 10 years.
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Wonderful Riesling that is just starting to take on some toasty development. It has notes of candied lime, smoke, slate and dried flowers. It is voluminous in the mouth with delicious fruit and a chalky base. The finish has some fruit rind bitterness and loads of dry extract.
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Certainly one of the very best Rieslings I have ever put in my mouth. It smells of toast, fresh limes, citrus blossom, slate and petrol. It is fine on the palate and so direct. There is some sweetness that is perfectly countered by minerally acidity. It finishes with superb cut and has outstanding length.
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From the list at Oustalet. Summer 2016. I often forget how great Clos Ste Hune is. This reminded me. I (we) spend so much time chasing great bottles of white Burgundy that i forget that this can be bought easily and a far lower price point. This bottle was just getting going and probably needs another 10 years. Note to self.... Buy more.
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Light golden. Some honey and truffle which make me understand why some recent notes suggest fatigue, but don't count it out just yet. With more air, classic tea, petrol, and lemon. Medium weight, excellent remaining acidity but not as driving and focused as the greatest vintages of this wine. While it did have a bit of a revival, I cannot argue with the notion of drinking any remaining stock soon. This was my last bottle.
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Light golden. Faint tones of dried stone fruit and apricot but little or no petrol. Dense on the palate, broad, moderate acidity. Quite remarkable in that it is like a reduced essence of (completely, utterly) dry Riesling with more of a black tea and almond impression than the original fruit, and strong finishing minerality. Although I raised a concern about this wine's aging potential a few years ago, it has completely resisted oxidation. However, entirely mature at this point. A singular experience, and I doubt that this would be to most people's taste. I found it pretty fascinating, though, akin to chewing on the residual solid material of a wine after everything else evaporates around it.
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Fully mature and drinking at peak now. Has a strong nose of copper minerals and petrol. On the palate it is fairly full-bodied, oily and intense with strong flavors of those copper minerals along with notes of apricot, petrol, wet stones and clove. There is still good acidity here that keeps the wine zippy on the finish but this is mature and very expressive with all kinds of minerals and spices on the complex finish. Super juice and time to drink up.
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nice minerality here with flinty notes, along with some wite flowers. Kinda lean on the palate. There's ripeness but the finish is still acidic. With the salted cod and potatoes, the wine turned very metallic with salty minerals... which was not so pleasant.
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A Great French Dinner (Indianapolis, IN): From the Steve Verlin collection. Dark color. Oxidative nose with glycerine, petrol and honey coming through on the nose. More petrol in the mouth, with bright acidity. A beautiful foil to the mackerel.
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Had this wine with another couple that has a 15,000 bottle cellar. We both agreed it is the best wine we have ever had (I only have 1500 because I drink a lot) Seriously this wine is in a league of its own. It evolves with each sip and likens more to a Grand Cru Burgandy than a Grand Cru Alsace (even though they don't label it as such) No words give this wine its due. Just find some and drink it. Forget the price. And it is still not at its peak.
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Three Boston Dinners; 8/17/2014-8/19/2014 (The Hub): By chance, the second time this month. Healthy yellow. More subdued fruit than the last bottle, some petrol perfume. Medium to full bodied, lots of tea framed by strong acidity and driving stoniness. This seemed farther along than the last bottle and wasn't quite as exciting, but it freshened with air, becoming more lemony.
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Yellow. Classic peach and tea nose. Full bodied. Acidity seems perkier than it has in the past. Glycerine, off dry. The most extraordinary thing was its length-seemingly endless. This showed marvelously and was certainly the best that I've experienced from this vintage of Clos Ste. Hune, all after it seemed oxidative and tired a few years ago.
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Wine with Modern Chinese Menu (NEXT Restaurant - Chicago IL): Comes across as somewhat fat and forward for a Hune, not exactly consistent with what I recall from prior tastings, not quite showing the degree of minerality. Lots of apple and pear with moderate intensity and length. A slightly imperfect bottle?
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Intense and typical petro-elements. Concentrated and long. For me this is peaking now, but wouldn't worry too much yet. The concentration and richness is really setting a frame for this wine, and it is able to fill it. Nice!
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Farewell to a Friend...With Some Wines He Would Have Enjoyed (A Tavola - Chicago IL): Intense aromatics start with classic petrol along with summer flowers, stone fruit, roast nuts and licorice. Intense and rich fruit flavors with an unctuous character. Great concentration. Probably at its peak now, but this will hold beautifully for decades. I slightly preferred this tonight vs the 2001 in the next glass, but think the '01 may develop in 5+ years into a better wine.
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At Grace: Classic petrol aromas with perfumed white floral notes and mineral oil. Palate closely follows aromas. Nice density and richness with wonderful anise like spice. Finishes long with wonderful oily waxy component. This is delicate and a wine to be contemplated not just chugged down or it will be lost. In a good drinking window now.
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When I tasted this 5 years ago, I wondered if this was a Clos Ste. Hune that was susceptible to oxidation. Well, it has continued to hang in and improve. Deep yellow color. Typical dried peach, petrol, and yes, a bit of nuttiness to it, but nowhere near a sherried character. Big and very dense in the mouth, this bore an uncanny resemblance to many Austrian Smaragds. Deep and long, average acidity (well, I suppose below average for this great cuvee). So, in toto, excellent, holding well, probably at peak, not the finest year for this wine, and my advice is to move these up the queue for drinking over the next few years.
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classic nose of petrol, a little pungent at first, and a little plasticky. Opened up nicely to reveal sweetness and white flowers, and then polyurethane. Still some acidity on the edges in terms of the nose.
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I may have caught it in hibernation, because it was initially a bit muted. It open up to a mineral nose with some petrol. On the palate white fruit, some lime, liquid stone. Realy good but will likely become even better.
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Another wonderful Tuesday supper club gathering at Christine's- with pics. (Christine's.): A little bit controversial as I declared right away that it was heat damaged. Others thought it wasn't showing as vibrantly as it should, but wouldn't say that it was heat damaged and I was the only one that picked up very faint oxidative notes. More importantly, though, there's usually plenty of fruit to this wine and lots of vitality and depth and this was rather flat with none of the fruit character I normally associate with it. I'm sticking to my guns. Heat damaged. NR.
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Pop and pour. In the glass, a lovely golden color, similar to an aged Sauternes. On the nose, a muted mixture of honeysuckle, minerals, and a bit of damp wood. On the palate, an unctuous, oily texture, coupled with lime, a touch of grapefruit, a bit of chalk, and enough acidity to counter the smooth texture, with little if any sweetness. I'm used to off-dry Spatlese where the sweetness is an integral part of the wine, but this was an interesting change of pace.
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Needed about an hour to really open up. Then lovely ripe lime fruit with a strong note of petrol. Medium-bodied with an oily texture and crisp acidity to balance the wine. Finishes with a spicy intensity and fresh minerals. I love this wine for its ripe fruit combined with this feeling that its squeezed out from pure limestone rock. Wonderful now but should still gain complexity over the next few years. 93+
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Wine Flock does Great Whites (My House): Sassafras root, woodsy quality, with earthy, petrol scent. Dry flavors with big spice shows some age, leaner quality, with little upfront fruit, a food wine. Petrol quality stands out as does breed. Riesling?. Big wine lots going on, but not for everyone. Spice, length and petrol dominate any fruit. Not a shy wine and very distinctive. 92
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No doubt the finest Alsace Riesling in its category. Dry, petrol but mixed with the finest and most elegant fruity notes. I simply adore Clos Ste. Hune. Kudos to Trimbach !
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Deep golden color. Beautiful perfumed petrol nose. Apple, melon, lemon, and lime on the palate. Excellent balance. Incredible depth and complexity on both the mid palate and finish. Probably the finest Clos Ste. Hune I have had of late. 13% alcohol.
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NO. This was bought in Guilbauds (Michelin 2* restaurant, Dublin, Ireland) and the price was reasonable; but it was gone, oxidised and just tipping into something bad. Problem was it was just on the edge (maye I am a coward but too close to send back), it still had some petrolly nose, but then the longer it went on, the more it descended into this appley taste, the retirement home for Alsatian whites. I have had similar problems with the 2001. I note this view is not reflected in other notes, so I guess it may be this particular store.
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Popped and poured. Served with Israeli cous cous and grilled sea bass. Excellent aromas of clay, chalk, mineral, and peach. Over one hour this changed into a soft lemon. What an excellent wine.
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Mature and Near Mature Trimbach, Burgundy, and Bordeaux (Palena, Washington, D.C.): Medium yellow. Began with very yellow peach notes, but then the nose showed more lemon and clay over time with the slightest development of petrol at the end. Medium weight, very sound but not frightening acidity, and dry. This tightened and displayed great focus and intensity. Fresher than the last bottle tried, which had some oxidative notes. Not the biggest nor most profound Clos Ste. Hune, but excellent all the same. Interestingly, we tasted this and the '98 Frederic Emile blinded, and all 4 tasters correctly identified which was which. This was a bit finer, leaner, and longer, but there was very little difference in quality.
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Four French Wines with Legendary Reputations (Washington, D.C.): Medium yellow-gold. Immediate, soaring, grappa-like petrol and dried peach on the nose. Medium weight, quite dry, perhaps a hint of botrytis, and almond on the palate. All of the soil comes at the end with great intensity, and to me, this was the best part of this bottle. Very good, perhaps even excellent Alsatian Riesling but not a great Clos St. Hune. Less concentrated, mineral, and fresh than the 1990 we drank this month (which only underscored how great that vintage really is). In fact, this is the only vintage I've tried which had any detectable oxidation--probably wise to err on the side of drinking these sooner rather than holding for the 15-20 year haul.
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Brian Nygaard offline. Soft gold colour, with a hint of petrol. Rich, full, refined and very classy. Perfectly balanced and unctuous. However, while it opened up in the glass I felt we were a few years early to appreciate it at its best. dg
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11/18/2023 - WeinBaum wrote: 100 Points
Nothing has changed since my 2014 Review except, it just keeps getting better. Deep gold color, a nice cross between a killer Sauternes (Yquem?) and a killer Montrachet. Amazing wine with years to go!!
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7/25/2023 - cfk49 wrote: 97 Points
I was hesitant about opening this bottle because of multiple reports of premox for 1998 CSH, but this turned out to be a spectacular bottle. Frantastic intensity with deep, penetrating lime-infused, perfect focus, and searing acidity to go with the depth and intensity. Just so incredibly young at nearly 25 years of age -- showing why it's a waste to open CSH young, or even middle-aged. Cellared since original release.
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2/6/2022 - Philip67 Does not like this wine: 88 Points
Deep amber golden colour, telegraphing possible oxidation - which in fact transpired. There is honey and caramel but this is way past its best with a tired palate. There is depth and complexity - but it is just not very nice. Drink 10 years ago.
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11/12/2021 - RAD2626 wrote: 90 Points
Still lovely. Honey colored. Petrol overtones. Delightful flavors of honeysuckle, white peaches and soft carmel. Cork impeccable.
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6/11/2021 - Peech Likes this wine: 94 Points
tons of petrol and polyurethane, as well as white flowers. Absolutely LOVE the nose. A little ripeness here on the palate.
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7/18/2019 - liber Does not like this wine: 82 Points
1st of 2, pnp, perfect level, cork quarter travelled - mid gold, aging; some kerosene, pox notes, some nut, little fruit or minerality, tired and confused; medium, broad flavour spectrum, bit short and bit too demi-sec for my taste, oxi notes carry through to palate, lacks purity and freshness, drinkable but not what it should be. QG (14)…...I've had bad luck recently with Clos Ste Hune as even the 96 from my cellar is poor. older vintages have been magnificent.
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6/14/2019 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 96 Points
Superb explosive aromatics, notes of petrol, citrus, candied ginger, smoke, some ripe pear, nutty notes, some notes of underwood and touch of mushroom. Medium-high acidity, full bodied and dense, but with excellent saline minerality snd acidity cutting through the creamy richness. Very good length. A stunning and beautifully aged Clos Ste. Hune.
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4/25/2019 - sdr wrote: 90 Points
Medium gold, medium intensity. Not much fragrance but it’s still a good drink. Doesn’t shout great Alsace Riesling, though.
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12/5/2018 - Burgnick wrote: 93 Points
I am not a riesling fan but this is superb. Crispy and sharp with pear, gasoline and salty minerals. Very complex with intensity. Love this.
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10/20/2017 - sarbo wrote: 94 Points
Medium gold, very bright color.
The nose is open with hints of citrus ginger and fine terpenoid flavors. Complex and intense.
The mouth is immediately full, dense, deep with an oil texture while being fresh and finishes acidic. Intensity increased over several hours.
A master, a king that can compete with a Batard!
Splendid and no specific age, it can last and wait ...
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9/1/2017 - R.H. Likes this wine:
Medium dark gold. Medium plus mouthfeel. Tactile on front of palate / slightly more glycerol mid palate. Wildflower honey, apricot/stone fruit. Slight bitterness. Came alive after 30-60 min in glass.
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6/30/2017 - Mistress of Wine Likes this wine:
From a restaurant where it has slumbered since release. medium yellow. Still powerful aromas of lime, petrol and some white fruits. An interesting bitter quinine note on the finish. This remains happily poised in Riesling maturity. Excellent.
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6/1/2017 - Kemo Sabe Likes this wine: 92 Points
Just a classic Riesling. Petrol, high acid, lemon. Ginger and Asian spices. Anise. Good complexity and richness.
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5/1/2017 - Rieslingfan wrote: flawed
Fatally oxidized. :(
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3/5/2017 - rSyver wrote: 94 Points
Final bottle - sad thing is that I should have had more. Left about 1/3 of the bottle in refrigerator over night and in my book this was better the next morning. Mature yet maturing in a way. Really putting on weight, some petro notes and showing mature fruity elements. Long finish. Voluminous is a key element. A nice bitter tone in the finish that is interesting and adds another element to the wine. Would have loved to see what this would evolve into over another 5 and 10 years.
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12/2/2016 - Simply Wine Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very nice and expressive, excellent nose and good depth through the palate.
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12/2/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Twelfth Annual White Truffle Dinner (Chez Weber - Chicago IL): In 85/86/98 vertical. Rich stone fruit with hints of sweetness on nose and palate. Very well balanced with moderate mineral textures for CSH and moderate intensity on finish.
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12/2/2016 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Wonderful Riesling that is just starting to take on some toasty development. It has notes of candied lime, smoke, slate and dried flowers. It is voluminous in the mouth with delicious fruit and a chalky base. The finish has some fruit rind bitterness and loads of dry extract.
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8/9/2016 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Certainly one of the very best Rieslings I have ever put in my mouth. It smells of toast, fresh limes, citrus blossom, slate and petrol. It is fine on the palate and so direct. There is some sweetness that is perfectly countered by minerally acidity. It finishes with superb cut and has outstanding length.
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7/18/2016 - sjwshiraz wrote:
From the list at Oustalet. Summer 2016. I often forget how great Clos Ste Hune is. This reminded me. I (we) spend so much time chasing great bottles of white Burgundy that i forget that this can be bought easily and a far lower price point. This bottle was just getting going and probably needs another 10 years. Note to self.... Buy more.
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4/15/2016 - drwine2001 wrote:
Light golden. Some honey and truffle which make me understand why some recent notes suggest fatigue, but don't count it out just yet. With more air, classic tea, petrol, and lemon. Medium weight, excellent remaining acidity but not as driving and focused as the greatest vintages of this wine. While it did have a bit of a revival, I cannot argue with the notion of drinking any remaining stock soon. This was my last bottle.
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12/27/2015 - Mistress of Wine Likes this wine:
Golden in the glass. Mature Riesling nose of apricot, hazelnut, petrol and lime. This is starting to acquire oxidative notes--drink up!
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11/6/2015 - Alex H wrote: 90 Points
Kero and limey with iron mineral oyster shells. A geek wine.
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10/6/2015 - drwine2001 wrote:
Light golden. Faint tones of dried stone fruit and apricot but little or no petrol. Dense on the palate, broad, moderate acidity. Quite remarkable in that it is like a reduced essence of (completely, utterly) dry Riesling with more of a black tea and almond impression than the original fruit, and strong finishing minerality. Although I raised a concern about this wine's aging potential a few years ago, it has completely resisted oxidation. However, entirely mature at this point. A singular experience, and I doubt that this would be to most people's taste. I found it pretty fascinating, though, akin to chewing on the residual solid material of a wine after everything else evaporates around it.
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8/4/2015 - dream wrote: 88 Points
This bottle was subdued and didn't show the usual pungent flavor and intense minerality.
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1/21/2015 - dream Likes this wine: 93 Points
Fully mature and drinking at peak now. Has a strong nose of copper minerals and petrol. On the palate it is fairly full-bodied, oily and intense with strong flavors of those copper minerals along with notes of apricot, petrol, wet stones and clove. There is still good acidity here that keeps the wine zippy on the finish but this is mature and very expressive with all kinds of minerals and spices on the complex finish. Super juice and time to drink up.
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11/13/2014 - Peech Likes this wine: 92 Points
nice minerality here with flinty notes, along with some wite flowers. Kinda lean on the palate. There's ripeness but the finish is still acidic. With the salted cod and potatoes, the wine turned very metallic with salty minerals... which was not so pleasant.
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9/14/2014 - ATBridge wrote:
A Great French Dinner (Indianapolis, IN): From the Steve Verlin collection. Dark color. Oxidative nose with glycerine, petrol and honey coming through on the nose. More petrol in the mouth, with bright acidity. A beautiful foil to the mackerel.
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8/31/2014 - WeinBaum Likes this wine: 100 Points
Had this wine with another couple that has a 15,000 bottle cellar. We both agreed it is the best wine we have ever had (I only have 1500 because I drink a lot) Seriously this wine is in a league of its own. It evolves with each sip and likens more to a Grand Cru Burgandy than a Grand Cru Alsace (even though they don't label it as such) No words give this wine its due. Just find some and drink it. Forget the price. And it is still not at its peak.
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8/17/2014 - drwine2001 wrote:
Three Boston Dinners; 8/17/2014-8/19/2014 (The Hub): By chance, the second time this month. Healthy yellow. More subdued fruit than the last bottle, some petrol perfume. Medium to full bodied, lots of tea framed by strong acidity and driving stoniness. This seemed farther along than the last bottle and wasn't quite as exciting, but it freshened with air, becoming more lemony.
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8/2/2014 - drwine2001 wrote:
Yellow. Classic peach and tea nose. Full bodied. Acidity seems perkier than it has in the past. Glycerine, off dry. The most extraordinary thing was its length-seemingly endless. This showed marvelously and was certainly the best that I've experienced from this vintage of Clos Ste. Hune, all after it seemed oxidative and tired a few years ago.
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6/11/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
Wine with Modern Chinese Menu (NEXT Restaurant - Chicago IL): Comes across as somewhat fat and forward for a Hune, not exactly consistent with what I recall from prior tastings, not quite showing the degree of minerality. Lots of apple and pear with moderate intensity and length. A slightly imperfect bottle?
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4/17/2014 - rSyver wrote: 94 Points
Intense and typical petro-elements. Concentrated and long. For me this is peaking now, but wouldn't worry too much yet. The concentration and richness is really setting a frame for this wine, and it is able to fill it. Nice!
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11/7/2013 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points
Farewell to a Friend...With Some Wines He Would Have Enjoyed (A Tavola - Chicago IL): Intense aromatics start with classic petrol along with summer flowers, stone fruit, roast nuts and licorice. Intense and rich fruit flavors with an unctuous character. Great concentration. Probably at its peak now, but this will hold beautifully for decades. I slightly preferred this tonight vs the 2001 in the next glass, but think the '01 may develop in 5+ years into a better wine.
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8/30/2013 - KenK Likes this wine: 94 Points
At Grace: Classic petrol aromas with perfumed white floral notes and mineral oil. Palate closely follows aromas. Nice density and richness with wonderful anise like spice. Finishes long with wonderful oily waxy component. This is delicate and a wine to be contemplated not just chugged down or it will be lost. In a good drinking window now.
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7/25/2013 - french16 wrote:
Spectacular bottle. Light petrol notes, saline, mineral with plenty of lemon. Super focused and precise. Dry. Great acidity.
A super good Riesling.
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6/25/2013 - drwine2001 wrote:
When I tasted this 5 years ago, I wondered if this was a Clos Ste. Hune that was susceptible to oxidation. Well, it has continued to hang in and improve. Deep yellow color. Typical dried peach, petrol, and yes, a bit of nuttiness to it, but nowhere near a sherried character. Big and very dense in the mouth, this bore an uncanny resemblance to many Austrian Smaragds. Deep and long, average acidity (well, I suppose below average for this great cuvee). So, in toto, excellent, holding well, probably at peak, not the finest year for this wine, and my advice is to move these up the queue for drinking over the next few years.
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12/27/2012 - Peech Likes this wine: 93 Points
classic nose of petrol, a little pungent at first, and a little plasticky. Opened up nicely to reveal sweetness and white flowers, and then polyurethane. Still some acidity on the edges in terms of the nose.
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12/24/2012 - Peech Likes this wine: 92 Points
Classic nose of petrol, mineral, flint along with some acetone. Ripe on the nose but still reasonably dry on palate.
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12/24/2012 - Peech Likes this wine: 93 Points
Classic nose of petrol, mineral, flint along with some acetone. Ripe on the nose but still reasonably dry on palate.
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8/17/2012 - mwanasheria wrote: 91 Points
I may have caught it in hibernation, because it was initially a bit muted. It open up to a mineral nose with some petrol. On the palate white fruit, some lime, liquid stone. Realy good but will likely become even better.
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7/24/2012 - BradKNYC wrote:
Another wonderful Tuesday supper club gathering at Christine's- with pics. (Christine's.): A little bit controversial as I declared right away that it was heat damaged. Others thought it wasn't showing as vibrantly as it should, but wouldn't say that it was heat damaged and I was the only one that picked up very faint oxidative notes. More importantly, though, there's usually plenty of fruit to this wine and lots of vitality and depth and this was rather flat with none of the fruit character I normally associate with it. I'm sticking to my guns. Heat damaged. NR.
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12/4/2011 - jshufelt wrote: 93 Points
Pop and pour. In the glass, a lovely golden color, similar to an aged Sauternes. On the nose, a muted mixture of honeysuckle, minerals, and a bit of damp wood. On the palate, an unctuous, oily texture, coupled with lime, a touch of grapefruit, a bit of chalk, and enough acidity to counter the smooth texture, with little if any sweetness. I'm used to off-dry Spatlese where the sweetness is an integral part of the wine, but this was an interesting change of pace.
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11/10/2011 - dream wrote: 93 Points
Needed about an hour to really open up. Then lovely ripe lime fruit with a strong note of petrol. Medium-bodied with an oily texture and crisp acidity to balance the wine. Finishes with a spicy intensity and fresh minerals. I love this wine for its ripe fruit combined with this feeling that its squeezed out from pure limestone rock. Wonderful now but should still gain complexity over the next few years. 93+
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9/2/2011 - KenK wrote: 92 Points
Wine Flock does Great Whites (My House): Sassafras root, woodsy quality, with earthy, petrol scent.
Dry flavors with big spice shows some age, leaner quality, with little upfront fruit, a food wine. Petrol quality stands out as does breed. Riesling?. Big wine lots going on, but not for everyone. Spice, length and petrol dominate any fruit. Not a shy wine and very distinctive. 92
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1/30/2011 - Ltim BE wrote: 93 Points
No doubt the finest Alsace Riesling in its category. Dry, petrol but mixed with the finest and most elegant fruity notes. I simply adore Clos Ste. Hune. Kudos to Trimbach !
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1/21/2011 - kstoddard Likes this wine: 95 Points
Deep golden color. Beautiful perfumed petrol nose. Apple, melon, lemon, and lime on the palate. Excellent balance. Incredible depth and complexity on both the mid palate and finish. Probably the finest Clos Ste. Hune I have had of late. 13% alcohol.
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8/17/2010 - JNHBSF wrote: 93 Points
Wonderfully balanced as the acidity, fruits are well aligned. Great minerality. Dry dry dry. I love this wine for its finesse and precision.
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7/1/2010 - cortoncharlie wrote: 93 Points
Drinking suprisingly well.
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6/30/2010 - Lord Rayas wrote: 92 Points
Powerful, complex, crisp pear, slightly toasty.
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6/7/2010 - kstoddard wrote: flawed
G6 (Jock): From 375ml. Golden yellow color. Aromas of apple and pear. Tastes of apple, lemon, lime and petrol. Oxidized finish. 13% alcohol.
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12/21/2009 - mukden wrote: 70 Points
NO. This was bought in Guilbauds (Michelin 2* restaurant, Dublin, Ireland) and the price was reasonable; but it was gone, oxidised and just tipping into something bad. Problem was it was just on the edge (maye I am a coward but too close to send back), it still had some petrolly nose, but then the longer it went on, the more it descended into this appley taste, the retirement home for Alsatian whites. I have had similar problems with the 2001. I note this view is not reflected in other notes, so I guess it may be this particular store.
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9/15/2009 - JJL wrote: 92 Points
Lunch at Hof Van Cleve (Belgium): Stone and white flower on the nose. Peach and plum on palate with strong minerality and acidity.
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8/17/2009 - rwstorer wrote: 93 Points
Popped and poured. Served with Israeli cous cous and grilled sea bass. Excellent aromas of clay, chalk, mineral, and peach. Over one hour this changed into a soft lemon. What an excellent wine.
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4/5/2009 - Lord Rayas wrote: 93 Points
funky nose of petrol and minerals. beautiful expression of this varietal.
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2/7/2009 - drwine2001 wrote:
Mature and Near Mature Trimbach, Burgundy, and Bordeaux (Palena, Washington, D.C.): Medium yellow. Began with very yellow peach notes, but then the nose showed more lemon and clay over time with the slightest development of petrol at the end. Medium weight, very sound but not frightening acidity, and dry. This tightened and displayed great focus and intensity. Fresher than the last bottle tried, which had some oxidative notes. Not the biggest nor most profound Clos Ste. Hune, but excellent all the same. Interestingly, we tasted this and the '98 Frederic Emile blinded, and all 4 tasters correctly identified which was which. This was a bit finer, leaner, and longer, but there was very little difference in quality.
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8/10/2008 - Rieslingfan wrote:
Still so young, but delicious. Precision and richness together in the same package. A monument to Riesling.
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5/30/2008 - drwine2001 wrote:
Four French Wines with Legendary Reputations (Washington, D.C.): Medium yellow-gold. Immediate, soaring, grappa-like petrol and dried peach on the nose. Medium weight, quite dry, perhaps a hint of botrytis, and almond on the palate. All of the soil comes at the end with great intensity, and to me, this was the best part of this bottle. Very good, perhaps even excellent Alsatian Riesling but not a great Clos St. Hune. Less concentrated, mineral, and fresh than the 1990 we drank this month (which only underscored how great that vintage really is). In fact, this is the only vintage I've tried which had any detectable oxidation--probably wise to err on the side of drinking these sooner rather than holding for the 15-20 year haul.
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7/10/2006 - scamhi wrote:
Wow, right from the start this wine showed elegance and complex flavor of roast pineapple and some lemon with great viscosity.
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3/4/2005 - Jeff W wrote: 93 Points
Brian Nygaard offline.
Soft gold colour, with a hint of petrol. Rich, full, refined and very classy. Perfectly balanced and unctuous. However, while it opened up in the glass I felt we were a few years early to appreciate it at its best. dg
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