Youthful pale greenish yellow. Somewhat reticent nose that has some florals and oyster shell. On the palate there is very mild lemon chiffon cake flavored with understated créme Chantilly. There is even a hint of well rinsed oyster shell. This was quite enjoyably sipped over the course of a few hours on a New Year's Day afternoon accompanying some cheap caviar substitute (bowfin). On one hand the wine is a massive disappointment being Raveneau. On the other, it's quite solid, given its a 2003, and is likely to stay on this plateau for some time, though admittedly well below the highest peaks. Excellent.
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brought to tree trimming party on bloomingdale road. shared with pat, ellen and louis. unfortunately, the bottle was flawed. dried out. no fruit. off taste as well. what a disappointment. questionable provenance/storage might explain this experience as bottles tasted by other members have shown better.
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1/1/2020 - theRealPepe Likes this wine: 90 Points
Youthful pale greenish yellow. Somewhat reticent nose that has some florals and oyster shell. On the palate there is very mild lemon chiffon cake flavored with understated créme Chantilly. There is even a hint of well rinsed oyster shell. This was quite enjoyably sipped over the course of a few hours on a New Year's Day afternoon accompanying some cheap caviar substitute (bowfin). On one hand the wine is a massive disappointment being Raveneau. On the other, it's quite solid, given its a 2003, and is likely to stay on this plateau for some time, though admittedly well below the highest peaks. Excellent.
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5/5/2019 - Brian of Mull Likes this wine: 90 Points
Hints of pear and quince and salinity. while a solid wine I was expecting much better
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12/13/2014 - bacchus wrote: flawed
brought to tree trimming party on bloomingdale road. shared with pat, ellen and louis. unfortunately, the bottle was flawed. dried out. no fruit. off taste as well. what a disappointment. questionable provenance/storage might explain this experience as bottles tasted by other members have shown better.
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1/12/2013 - BradE wrote:
Fat, sassy, and in the end, somewhat dissatisfying, kind of like Denver's loss in overtime.
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