1995 Joseph Phelps Delice de Sémillon

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 92.4 points

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  7/17/2021 - Border Boss Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Dark golden color. Apricots and pineapple with balanced acidity that made the wine a pleasure to drink with the strawberry corn cake Jan made. Easy to drink now, but can be held at least another 15 years.

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  1/1/2009 - DoubleD1969 wrote: 95 Points

  I had this in lieu of champagne along with some Roquefort cheese on slices of walnut/raisin bread.
  
  The pairing was fantastic. The 1995 Delice is a dessert wine in the style of a great Sauternes. The wine has matured into a deep gold/light caramel color. The bottle had been sleeping quietly in my passive basement. Although the temps were in the low 60's, I had put the bottle in the fridge the day before. Popped and poured. Cork was in perfect condition. I poured half a bottle into the glass and allowed to warm up a bit. Ripe tropical fruits of pineapple and mangoes and apricots with a touch of golden delicious apples for acidity. The viscosity was like that of maple syrup -- thick, rich. Fantastic and long finish. Amazing evolution from what it was 10 years ago. I would definitely look for this from Phelps in the future. 95+ points, easy.

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  12/9/2007 - Daemon wrote: 88 Points

  COLOR - crystal clear dead-on color of kid's apple juice. NOSE - The bouquet was interesting, I got a strong hint of some overripe melon, like a cantelope or honeydew that has been cut up and in the fridge for a week. Also got a very faint hint of cardamom on the finish. Little tight on the pop, but was probably a little too cold. Opened up as the night went on, and as we finish off the bottle, getting MOUTH - Very viscous, syrupy. Almost a liquid brown sugar initially on the tongue - actually maybe more like a liquid Werthers candy. Of course you get the raisin component, but almost like raisins dipped in molasses. No real acidity left in it at this point. Very short finish, a little disappointing, but it's beyond the winery's anticipated 10-year drinking period.

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  10/5/2002 - ipp wrote: 93 Points

  great balance of alcohol, sugar and acidity ... good dessert wine

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