Big sweet and acidic nose - with Marmalade, mandarins-tangerine, spice, brown-sugar/molasses. Really juicy, electric and spicy - the energy on this is screaming. The palate is similar, leaning a bit towards the sweet - some more roasted aspects of coffee/mocha that go along with the spices and bright citrus. This gets thicker on the finish with more movement towards the sugar and molasses and mocha. Spicy all the way through and a lot of wine. Ready now. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 4.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 16.5/20.
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Perfect ending to a dinner party served with strawberry cheese cake desert. Totally consistent with my April 2013 tasting experience. Aromatic nose and addictive to the taste buds. Very positive comments from the dinner guests.
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Billowing egg nog, exotic spice, botrytis nose, showing some Lipton's tea concentrate with air. Spicy, lemon juice acidity, dense and powerful palate that has a sense of lightness at the same time. Impressive.
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Dark color. This is explosive, with toffee notes, engaging aromatics, that insane acidity. Not complex, but seamless. How it can be so restrained while also being so intense is a viniferous miracle. Wow.
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Wow - first taste is very strong raisins with a bit of a biting acidity (that kind that gets in the back of your jowls and almost makes your glands hurt). There wasn't a lot of complexity to this although it was popular at the table as a nice easy dessert wine that clearly does well in being sweet without being overly syrupy.
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Very intoxicating nose. Wine has turned a rose, orangey color, with a thick consistency that is very honey like.Tastes like sweet honey nectar, and sweet raisins . Once you sip it you won't let it sit....very addictive! Really great stuff.
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Really nice - dark golden, orange color with long legs on the sides of the glass. Mandarin orange, honey, and clover on the nose. With mandarin orange, honey, and a strong floral thing going on. Very nice mouthfeel - not too heavy and finishes very clean and light. Very good balance with enough acid to balance the sweet.
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10/23/2023 - RAB007 wrote: 91 Points
Amber to getting brown at center. Very nice raisin and caramel, but nowhere near the complexity I expected after almost a quarter century.
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3/8/2018 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 93 Points
Big sweet and acidic nose - with Marmalade, mandarins-tangerine, spice, brown-sugar/molasses. Really juicy, electric and spicy - the energy on this is screaming. The palate is similar, leaning a bit towards the sweet - some more roasted aspects of coffee/mocha that go along with the spices and bright citrus. This gets thicker on the finish with more movement towards the sugar and molasses and mocha. Spicy all the way through and a lot of wine. Ready now. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 4.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 16.5/20.
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12/20/2016 - jwhisler Likes this wine: 94 Points
Amazing wine that was extremely well-balanced. Just the right ratio between sweet and acid. Unique dessert wine that greatly exceeded expectations.
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6/6/2015 - wmccone54 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Perfect ending to a dinner party served with strawberry cheese cake desert. Totally consistent with my April 2013 tasting experience. Aromatic nose and addictive to the taste buds. Very positive comments from the dinner guests.
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10/30/2014 - andtheodor wrote: 92 Points
Billowing egg nog, exotic spice, botrytis nose, showing some Lipton's tea concentrate with air. Spicy, lemon juice acidity, dense and powerful palate that has a sense of lightness at the same time. Impressive.
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10/28/2014 - blanquito wrote: 93 Points
Dark color. This is explosive, with toffee notes, engaging aromatics, that insane acidity. Not complex, but seamless. How it can be so restrained while also being so intense is a viniferous miracle. Wow.
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10/10/2013 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine: 91 Points
Wow - first taste is very strong raisins with a bit of a biting acidity (that kind that gets in the back of your jowls and almost makes your glands hurt). There wasn't a lot of complexity to this although it was popular at the table as a nice easy dessert wine that clearly does well in being sweet without being overly syrupy.
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5/30/2013 - Weston3220 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Drank last week, for 6 puttonyos very light on its feet and elegant, felt almost too young, but tasty good botrytis notes all around
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5/1/2013 - jasonbolton Likes this wine: 93 Points
Damn tasty juice. Ample acidity. No worries about holding.
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4/14/2013 - wmccone54 wrote: 94 Points
Very intoxicating nose. Wine has turned a rose, orangey color, with a thick consistency that is very honey like.Tastes like sweet honey nectar, and sweet raisins . Once you sip it you won't let it sit....very addictive! Really great stuff.
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4/13/2013 - ovenmitt wrote: 91 Points
Really nice - dark golden, orange color with long legs on the sides of the glass. Mandarin orange, honey, and clover on the nose. With mandarin orange, honey, and a strong floral thing going on. Very nice mouthfeel - not too heavy and finishes very clean and light. Very good balance with enough acid to balance the sweet.
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10/26/2012 - Sugarb wrote: 93 Points
Heard great things about this wine, and the reviews were correct. I can't wait to have this with a cigar - much better than port.
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5/4/2011 - The Vinocrat wrote: 86 Points
Everyone was raving about this wine but it was much too raisiny for my taste.
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