Light gold , wet wool typical nose but hints of honey , developed complex flavours, some residual sweetness with dry finish - will last a few more years yet
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Showing a little age, but a great balance between the sweet and acid. Some stone fruits, a little raisin. An long finish. Drunk this whole bottle between 3 people and the sweetness didn't build up on you throughout the whole bottle.
Surprisingly this paired really well with fish and chips, the oily food bringing out the acidity and freshness of the wine.
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Not corked this time. Amazingly light in color, in fact lighter than the Savennieres that we had from 2001, 2005 & 2006. It did have some funky mushroom aromas. While the thought of Brett was brought up, I don't feel like that's what it was, but rather what this wine was showing as secondary aromas. But it also had plenty of juicy ripe golden apple, honey, chalky mineral and a touch of white flowers. It had some RS (which is undoubtedly why this has been able to stay fresh for so long), but with good acidity to balance it out. Lots of honey and apple on the palate with a touch of citrus. Good length. Amazingly fresh for a 25 year old white.
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What a great wine. This belies its age, with lovely mid green colour, intense fragrance of stewed apples. Palate was sweet apple flavours, with a backbone of nicely balanced acidity. Many years in front of it yet. Wow. I would like to try this in another 10 years.
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NobleRottersSydney - 1986 revisited (Guillaume at Bennelong): {12.5%, cork} Still only a mid-lemon colour, this offers a developing medium-intensity nose of woolly notes, with woodspice and secondary aromas, which are rather tricky to pin down. The palate is medium-sweet, with plenty of fresh acidity, medium body and intensity. The perfumed, developed, palate seems to encompass all kinds of sweet syrup flavours with a vague matchstick note. Balance across the palate is terrific, the finish is long, persistent and even, and there’s still plenty of time for the wine to peak. Tasted just as fresh after 2 hours in the glass. Great stuff.
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12/6/2020 - Marcel NZ wrote:
Light gold , wet wool typical nose but hints of honey , developed complex flavours, some residual sweetness with dry finish - will last a few more years yet
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6/3/2016 - CamWheeler wrote: 88 Points
Decades of Decadence - x6s (Tetsuya's, Sydney, Australia): Pineapple, lime, coconut and spice. Quite dry on the palate, with just a lick of sweetness showing. Mellow and well aged at this point. Medium length.
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6/5/2012 - kiwirevo wrote: 95 Points
Showing a little age, but a great balance between the sweet and acid. Some stone fruits, a little raisin. An long finish.
Drunk this whole bottle between 3 people and the sweetness didn't build up on you throughout the whole bottle.
Surprisingly this paired really well with fish and chips, the oily food bringing out the acidity and freshness of the wine.
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11/24/2011 - wickedwax wrote:
Not corked this time. Amazingly light in color, in fact lighter than the Savennieres that we had from 2001, 2005 & 2006. It did have some funky mushroom aromas. While the thought of Brett was brought up, I don't feel like that's what it was, but rather what this wine was showing as secondary aromas. But it also had plenty of juicy ripe golden apple, honey, chalky mineral and a touch of white flowers. It had some RS (which is undoubtedly why this has been able to stay fresh for so long), but with good acidity to balance it out. Lots of honey and apple on the palate with a touch of citrus. Good length. Amazingly fresh for a 25 year old white.
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10/31/2011 - wickedwax wrote: flawed
Corked. Underneath was a beautiful fresh wine, so hopefully I'll have luck with my next bottle.
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9/22/2010 - Goldwine wrote: 93 Points
What a great wine. This belies its age, with lovely mid green colour, intense fragrance of stewed apples. Palate was sweet apple flavours, with a backbone of nicely balanced acidity. Many years in front of it yet. Wow.
I would like to try this in another 10 years.
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8/7/2006 - graemeg wrote:
NobleRottersSydney - 1986 revisited (Guillaume at Bennelong): {12.5%, cork} Still only a mid-lemon colour, this offers a developing medium-intensity nose of woolly notes, with woodspice and secondary aromas, which are rather tricky to pin down. The palate is medium-sweet, with plenty of fresh acidity, medium body and intensity. The perfumed, developed, palate seems to encompass all kinds of sweet syrup flavours with a vague matchstick note. Balance across the palate is terrific, the finish is long, persistent and even, and there’s still plenty of time for the wine to peak. Tasted just as fresh after 2 hours in the glass. Great stuff.
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