My first bottle, four months ago, was a little dark and would be about an 86. This bottle is lighter in color, has a light spice nose, citrus tang mouth feel, and long lemon curd finish. ALERT, the corks broke on both bottles, but neither the ends nor the break lines were crumbled. I support the 2018 end of the drinking window. Get those bottles out of the cellar and open!
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Wow. Bought six mags on sale when Diageo was exiting. Opened the third tonight to celebrate the 2017 deer season, paired with Camembert, fresh venison backstrap with mushrooms, wilted kale and yam salad. The cork was as solid as yesterday’s bottling. A full tablespoon of precipitated tannin on decanting. Mixed berries and tarred hemp on the nose, silky on the edge of the tongue, long anise finish. Why can't they do this one again? They are the Penfolds folks, after all. Shame on mediocrity!
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This was a 50th anniversary gift and my first Faust. I suspected it to be still young, but the gift required appreciation. It was very well matched with lemon-pepper chicken. I have tended a small orchard and vineyard since retirement and am likely biased toward my own familiarity. Dark cherry, black current, cigar box and a bit of chestnut in a medium finish resonate with me. However, I suspect five years in a good cellar will bring out much more.
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2012 Domaine Serene Chardonnay Evenstad Reserve
4/9/2019 - Markeye Likes this wine: 93 Points
My first bottle, four months ago, was a little dark and would be about an 86. This bottle is lighter in color, has a light spice nose, citrus tang mouth feel, and long lemon curd finish. ALERT, the corks broke on both bottles, but neither the ends nor the break lines were crumbled. I support the 2018 end of the drinking window. Get those bottles out of the cellar and open!
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1998 Sterling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
12/3/2017 - Markeye wrote: 93 Points
Wow. Bought six mags on sale when Diageo was exiting. Opened the third tonight to celebrate the 2017 deer season, paired with Camembert, fresh venison backstrap with mushrooms, wilted kale and yam salad. The cork was as solid as yesterday’s bottling. A full tablespoon of precipitated tannin on decanting. Mixed berries and tarred hemp on the nose, silky on the edge of the tongue, long anise finish. Why can't they do this one again? They are the Penfolds folks, after all. Shame on mediocrity!
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2013 Faust Cabernet Sauvignon
1/13/2017 - Markeye Likes this wine: 90 Points
This was a 50th anniversary gift and my first Faust. I suspected it to be still young, but the gift required appreciation. It was very well matched with lemon-pepper chicken. I have tended a small orchard and vineyard since retirement and am likely biased toward my own familiarity. Dark cherry, black current, cigar box and a bit of chestnut in a medium finish resonate with me. However, I suspect five years in a good cellar will bring out much more.
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