The Other 7% of California (Chicago, IL): From half-bottle. This is golden raisins squeezed into juice. Layer upon layer of complexity, with lots of sweet fruit here. You keep looking for that botrytis spice (well, at least, I do, because those are the typical sweet wines I drink) but there is none here. It's as opulent and hedonistic as you can get. There's actually a nice zing of acidity on the back end to freshen things up too. Super concentrated and sweet, but this is actually quite well-balanced. Could it be that I've finally found a roussanne I like?
Nose of rich perfume, oranges, apricots, candied honey, golden in colour. Kept evolving in the glass with dried apricots, citrus extracts and sugared apples. Satisfying finish with enough bite to keep you wanting more. Another amazing amazing wine.
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Coompletely gorgeous wine. Apricot is the dominant note, with apple, peach, nectarine and the rest of the summer fruit basket coupled with viscous body, explosive aromatics, a finish that won't quit and enough acidity to keep it from being cloying. Marvelous job!
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2/12/2021 - DaveF wrote:
Spectacular. Apricots. Acid. Last bottle. Sucks Manfred stopped making stickies.
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1/16/2021 - CCGCCG Likes this wine: 97 Points
Nearly perfect.
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6/20/2016 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
The Other 7% of California (Chicago, IL): From half-bottle. This is golden raisins squeezed into juice. Layer upon layer of complexity, with lots of sweet fruit here. You keep looking for that botrytis spice (well, at least, I do, because those are the typical sweet wines I drink) but there is none here. It's as opulent and hedonistic as you can get. There's actually a nice zing of acidity on the back end to freshen things up too. Super concentrated and sweet, but this is actually quite well-balanced. Could it be that I've finally found a roussanne I like?
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10/29/2014 - bengti Likes this wine: 99 Points
Nose of rich perfume, oranges, apricots, candied honey, golden in colour. Kept evolving in the glass with dried apricots, citrus extracts and sugared apples. Satisfying finish with enough bite to keep you wanting more. Another amazing amazing wine.
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7/19/2014 - Topper wrote: 96 Points
Coompletely gorgeous wine. Apricot is the dominant note, with apple, peach, nectarine and the rest of the summer fruit basket coupled with viscous body, explosive aromatics, a finish that won't quit and enough acidity to keep it from being cloying. Marvelous job!
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