I stopped paying attention to MC wines when HGS retired ... but when Salil says to take notice, I take notice. His bottle (of course). This is musky and sweet on the nose with tropical and orange notes. Thick and sweet on entry, but the acid comes out and really burns with great tangerine and lime flavors on the finish, leading me to believe that this will get even better with age. This is great and can stand with the HGS monuments of old. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5.5-6/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17-17.5/20.
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Rieslingfeier 2014 - BYOB Main event (Rouge Tomate, NYC): My last bottle of this. Fantastic and incredibly youthful once again, a powerhouse of ripe pineapples and other tropical fruits dusted with honey, caramel and exotic high toned spicy notes. Intensely sweet yet carried by fantastic acidity, finishing very long. One of the best post-Schwarz wines I've had from Catoir.
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A powerhouse of roasted pineapple, apricot and ripe tropical fruits drenched in caramel and spices. Intensely sweet and rich but really well balanced, finishing with serious length.
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Immense; bright gold-amber in colour and packed with intense flavours of roasted pineapple, peaches and apricots drenched in honey and faintly spicy notes. As rich and powerful as I'd expect from an '06 BA, but there's a sense of really good balance to this and the sweetness never feels excessive or cloying, making it surprisingly easy to drink for such a rich, dense wine.
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2/21/2014 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 94 Points
I stopped paying attention to MC wines when HGS retired ... but when Salil says to take notice, I take notice. His bottle (of course). This is musky and sweet on the nose with tropical and orange notes. Thick and sweet on entry, but the acid comes out and really burns with great tangerine and lime flavors on the finish, leading me to believe that this will get even better with age. This is great and can stand with the HGS monuments of old. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5.5-6/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17-17.5/20.
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2/21/2014 - salil wrote: 94 Points
Rieslingfeier 2014 - BYOB Main event (Rouge Tomate, NYC): My last bottle of this. Fantastic and incredibly youthful once again, a powerhouse of ripe pineapples and other tropical fruits dusted with honey, caramel and exotic high toned spicy notes. Intensely sweet yet carried by fantastic acidity, finishing very long. One of the best post-Schwarz wines I've had from Catoir.
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5/25/2010 - salil wrote: 93 Points
A powerhouse of roasted pineapple, apricot and ripe tropical fruits drenched in caramel and spices. Intensely sweet and rich but really well balanced, finishing with serious length.
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3/27/2010 - salil wrote: 94 Points
Immense; bright gold-amber in colour and packed with intense flavours of roasted pineapple, peaches and apricots drenched in honey and faintly spicy notes. As rich and powerful as I'd expect from an '06 BA, but there's a sense of really good balance to this and the sweetness never feels excessive or cloying, making it surprisingly easy to drink for such a rich, dense wine.
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5/5/2008 - kstoddard wrote: 90 Points
Tangerine, orange and lemon. Very sweet and a little cloying. Rich mouth feel. Long finish. AP#51740791407. 7.0% alcohol.
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