PHMG WAG: the '09 Northern Rhones (Casa Lyon): A little too golden in color, this was just a bit oxidized/madeirized. But it was drinkable. There are tropical fruit flavors along with stone fruit, citrus, and minerals. Texture was on the oily side. Can't score it and would certainly not keep this longer.
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Dinner with Friends (Herm Bl, Loire Sparkler, Napa SB, Giacosa Barbera) (Tokyo): Rich and deep yellow color, with a bit of a waxy hue. Nose is simple but rich with suggestions of lanolin and slightly candied tropical fruit. Palate is of medium weight and shows simple apple and apricot fruit. As it warms up, a bit of richer fig fruit comes out. A bit hot on the abrupt finish. An odd combination – never quite fat, but more because it lacked the weight to be fat (and was, in fact, a bit hollow in the middle), not because it had any tautness to it. Disappointing. Two days later from the fridge, this has evolved a ton. Nose has taken on a bit of herb and creamy lemon. Palate has that same lemon cream I love from (and look for in) Hermitage Blanc, along with a bit of stoniness. Still a bit hot and still a bit light in the middle, but much more interesting and with a little more verve. Nonetheless, not something I’d be looking to buy again. Some age will be kind to it, but won’t do enough.
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6/2/2012 - Grinner wrote: flawed
PHMG WAG: the '09 Northern Rhones (Casa Lyon): A little too golden in color, this was just a bit oxidized/madeirized. But it was drinkable. There are tropical fruit flavors along with stone fruit, citrus, and minerals. Texture was on the oily side. Can't score it and would certainly not keep this longer.
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8/7/2007 - tcmilios wrote: 89 Points
Same as review below minus the fig.
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9/9/2006 - jrufusj wrote:
Dinner with Friends (Herm Bl, Loire Sparkler, Napa SB, Giacosa Barbera) (Tokyo): Rich and deep yellow color, with a bit of a waxy hue. Nose is simple but rich with suggestions of lanolin and slightly candied tropical fruit. Palate is of medium weight and shows simple apple and apricot fruit. As it warms up, a bit of richer fig fruit comes out. A bit hot on the abrupt finish. An odd combination – never quite fat, but more because it lacked the weight to be fat (and was, in fact, a bit hollow in the middle), not because it had any tautness to it. Disappointing. Two days later from the fridge, this has evolved a ton. Nose has taken on a bit of herb and creamy lemon. Palate has that same lemon cream I love from (and look for in) Hermitage Blanc, along with a bit of stoniness. Still a bit hot and still a bit light in the middle, but much more interesting and with a little more verve. Nonetheless, not something I’d be looking to buy again. Some age will be kind to it, but won’t do enough.
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