Shockingly youthful still. Light gold color. Gorgeous bouquet of dry honey and melon. Fresh ripe fruit flavors of melon, peach, dry honey, mineral, and some citrus. Much more Burgundian in style then recent images. Fully return from the expressive but it can last a lot longer. I don't think it's worth anything as long as possible because sooner or later it will fall off but I don't think it's going anywhere fast. But I also don't think it's going to get any better. I could be wrong. Meaning it could get better. Excellent qpr. Sadly current vintages are not stylistically the same to me
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Light to medium gold color. Intense bouquet of honey butter pear melon. Medium bodied. Rich flavors. Dry honey, melon, white peach, pear with a long peach melon finish. Drinks beautifully now like a white burgundy with a little age. Can drink now or age at least another 5 years. Great stuff. 13% ABV. While great, may be an "off bottle" in that its not as amazing as other older bottles. Still great ageworthy chardonnay. One of the best kosher chardonnays made
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med gold pronounced aromas intensity of pineapple, pear, peach kiwi, oak-vanilla, sulfur; developed dry, med+m acidity, med abv, med+ body, med flavours intensity consistent with the aromas; long finish can drink now - suitable for further aging
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Domaine du Castel tasting led by Eli Ben-Zaken (Wine-Route, Tel-Aviv): clear, medium gold yellow clean, profound intensity of mature white tropical fruits (peach, melon, apricot, lychee) with buttered oak-vanilla & reduction notes dry, high acidity, reduced, well balanced & harmonised, delicate structure, fine complexity, rich of white tropical fruits flavours, long bitter finish
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Monthly tasting club LTC 2013-04; A mixed set of white, red and sweet wines. (@ KvH): Almost the same (blind) note as last year. Not really sure what to think. The oak is still quite dominating, but one way or another it also gives you that luxury feeling. The minerals show, but the fruit is a bit overpowered. Give it some more years of ageing so the oak can integrate.
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1/5/2024 - Adam Pritzker Likes this wine: 92 Points
Shockingly youthful still. Light gold color. Gorgeous bouquet of dry honey and melon. Fresh ripe fruit flavors of melon, peach, dry honey, mineral, and some citrus. Much more Burgundian in style then recent images. Fully return from the expressive but it can last a lot longer. I don't think it's worth anything as long as possible because sooner or later it will fall off but I don't think it's going anywhere fast. But I also don't think it's going to get any better. I could be wrong. Meaning it could get better. Excellent qpr. Sadly current vintages are not stylistically the same to me
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10/30/2019 - Adam Pritzker Likes this wine: 91 Points
Light to medium gold color. Intense bouquet of honey butter pear melon. Medium bodied. Rich flavors. Dry honey, melon, white peach, pear with a long peach melon finish. Drinks beautifully now like a white burgundy with a little age. Can drink now or age at least another 5 years. Great stuff. 13% ABV. While great, may be an "off bottle" in that its not as amazing as other older bottles. Still great ageworthy chardonnay. One of the best kosher chardonnays made
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7/25/2019 - Yagil wrote: 91 Points
med gold
pronounced aromas intensity of pineapple, pear, peach kiwi, oak-vanilla, sulfur;
developed
dry, med+m acidity, med abv, med+ body, med flavours intensity consistent with the aromas; long finish
can drink now - suitable for further aging
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7/19/2018 - Yagil wrote: 90 Points
Domaine du Castel tasting led by Eli Ben-Zaken (Wine-Route, Tel-Aviv): clear, medium gold yellow
clean, profound intensity of mature white tropical fruits (peach, melon, apricot, lychee) with buttered oak-vanilla & reduction notes
dry, high acidity, reduced, well balanced & harmonised, delicate structure, fine complexity, rich of white tropical fruits flavours, long bitter finish
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4/4/2013 - Zweder wrote: 90 Points
Monthly tasting club LTC 2013-04; A mixed set of white, red and sweet wines. (@ KvH): Almost the same (blind) note as last year. Not really sure what to think. The oak is still quite dominating, but one way or another it also gives you that luxury feeling. The minerals show, but the fruit is a bit overpowered. Give it some more years of ageing so the oak can integrate.
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