I bought this as a learning experiment. I wanted to know: what happens to vouvray sec after almost 20 years? My answer, based on this one bottle, is: “nothing good.”
opened and slow ox’ed for 30 mins.
The nose was medicinal, I could not get it precisely, but I am sure I’ve smelled that same smell in a hospital or dentist’s office. The taste was mostly of roasted lemon but with an undercurrent if stems and rotting leaves. It was not corked, just outliving its usefullness.
I gave the rest of the bottle to my college kid and his friends, who were watching a movie. They didn’t seem to mind the taste and finished the btl in 30 mins.
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11/19/2022 - Gen NY Does not like this wine: 82 Points
I bought this as a learning experiment. I wanted to know: what happens to vouvray sec after almost 20 years? My answer, based on this one bottle, is: “nothing good.”
opened and slow ox’ed for 30 mins.
The nose was medicinal, I could not get it precisely, but I am sure I’ve smelled that same smell in a hospital or dentist’s office. The taste was mostly of roasted lemon but with an undercurrent if stems and rotting leaves. It was not corked, just outliving its usefullness.
I gave the rest of the bottle to my college kid and his friends, who were watching a movie. They didn’t seem to mind the taste and finished the btl in 30 mins.
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6/3/2018 - gretsch2holton Likes this wine: 93 Points
Honeysuckle aroma. fabulous. Not OTH.
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7/23/2012 - jmht wrote: 92 Points
Lemon custard, lemon chiffon pie, lemon zest, lemon meringe, and uh, lemons. And minerals. Drinking beautifully now.
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9/5/2011 - ArtF wrote: 85 Points
From .375, slightly past prime. Smooth and balanced, but mostly old oak on palate.
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11/20/2009 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 90 Points
Rene Geoffroy, Huet, Bosquet du Pape Chante Merle, Girard, Saxum (Our Home): Light golden on color. A nose of honey, oranges, a bit of caramel. Great acidity. Leaner than most recent vintages, but not in a bad way. Great complexity. Went great with the soup.
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