Butter, vanilla, tropicals and spice on the nose, followed by vanilla, minerals, tropicals, hazelnut and spice on the palate. Not soft or flabby. Balanced with a long finish. Really nice. The 14.7% isn't showing hot, even after all these years.
I was not a big fan of this bottling back in 2012 (see my earlier note) but with a few more years (9) it seems to have come around..... I dropped off his mailing list many years ago and while I enjoyed this bottle a lot, I don't plan on signing back up anytime soon (sorry Paul).
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Architecturally beautiful. Flawless construction. Flavors of the most wonderful buttered baguette ever made. Laced with citrus and Meyer lemon notes. Oak integration is balanced with a superb finish
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This was clearly the best showing of this wine. Flavors have rounded and softened but still bright and youthful. Probably at its peak. Lesson learned here: these chards need some aging.
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11/27/2021 - UpfromtheCellar wrote: 92 Points
Butter, vanilla, tropicals and spice on the nose, followed by vanilla, minerals, tropicals, hazelnut and spice on the palate. Not soft or flabby. Balanced with a long finish. Really nice. The 14.7% isn't showing hot, even after all these years.
I was not a big fan of this bottling back in 2012 (see my earlier note) but with a few more years (9) it seems to have come around..... I dropped off his mailing list many years ago and while I enjoyed this bottle a lot, I don't plan on signing back up anytime soon (sorry Paul).
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9/13/2015 - cos82 wrote: flawed
Crumbly cork and maderized..
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12/31/2013 - atl10trader Likes this wine: 95 Points
Architecturally beautiful. Flawless construction. Flavors of the most wonderful buttered baguette ever made. Laced with citrus and Meyer lemon notes. Oak integration is balanced with a superb finish
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7/3/2013 - pkatz Likes this wine: 92 Points
This was clearly the best showing of this wine. Flavors have rounded and softened but still bright and youthful. Probably at its peak. Lesson learned here: these chards need some aging.
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4/23/2013 - Fullhouse Likes this wine: 91 Points
Last bottle of this vintage. Every time we drink this
wine - we know why. Never a disappointment - always a
pleasure.
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