'Left-field' whites (TWS North London) (Must and Lees, Liverpool Road): This won Wine of the Night by a distance, but I didn't feel it was so far ahead of the others as the votes indicated. On the nose I initially had a startling but thankfully fleeting memory of the smell of gym bags and changing rooms, which blew away with time.
Overall, this is not yet showing its age at all. It's less oxidised than you might expect, with those indigenous Lebanese varietals (Obaideh and Merwah) working their magic. Hugely rich and opulent and retaining a lot of fruit (especially baked apples and quince), but the predominant memory is butter, nuts, mellowness and enjoyment.
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What wine goes with Chinese food? Dinner (Phoenix Palace London): Served blind (by me, so I knew what it was...) deep colour, almost orange, the palate and nose are fresher than this. A kind of soapy or waxy mouthfeel, the fruit is still there and there is a lovely framing from the oxidative character. Of the oxy flight, to me it sat between the Tondoniae in terms of loveliness.
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Presented blind in a label-less Riesling bottle. Obviously not Riesling, though. Then someone promptly called it as Musar :-)
Deep orange. Subtle but funky nose. Again subtle, even a bit weak, on the palate - served too cold? A touch of rose petal, very slightly sweet, and creamier with air. I definitely liked this, but not as much as the Tondos.
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Lunch at Noizé: Full gold. A touch of orange blossom on the nose when first opening with an unctuous texture. Three hours on this has tightened and calmed a little. Waxy and leggy. There’s a surprising lightness and line here with filigree. O peel it’s woven around it. Another wine I’ve not looked at for over a decade, and time has served it well, perhaps freshening it a little. A clear step up from 04 currently, and a more complete wine. ****
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Tasted blind. A golden color with an amber hue. A very mature, pungeant nose with notes of dried fruits, almond, wood and a citrusy edge. On the palate relatively full-bodied and thick with mild acidity. Not a lot of fruity character but it has plenty of secondary flavor and plenty of life left. An acquired taste, but interesting for sure.
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4/25/2024 - KingsIndian Likes this wine: 93 Points
'Left-field' whites (TWS North London) (Must and Lees, Liverpool Road): This won Wine of the Night by a distance, but I didn't feel it was so far ahead of the others as the votes indicated. On the nose I initially had a startling but thankfully fleeting memory of the smell of gym bags and changing rooms, which blew away with time.
Overall, this is not yet showing its age at all. It's less oxidised than you might expect, with those indigenous Lebanese varietals (Obaideh and Merwah) working their magic. Hugely rich and opulent and retaining a lot of fruit (especially baked apples and quince), but the predominant memory is butter, nuts, mellowness and enjoyment.
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3/23/2024 - lozatron Likes this wine:
What wine goes with Chinese food? Dinner (Phoenix Palace London): Served blind (by me, so I knew what it was...) deep colour, almost orange, the palate and nose are fresher than this. A kind of soapy or waxy mouthfeel, the fruit is still there and there is a lovely framing from the oxidative character. Of the oxy flight, to me it sat between the Tondoniae in terms of loveliness.
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3/20/2024 - NickA Likes this wine: 91 Points
Presented blind in a label-less Riesling bottle. Obviously not Riesling, though. Then someone promptly called it as Musar :-)
Deep orange. Subtle but funky nose. Again subtle, even a bit weak, on the palate - served too cold? A touch of rose petal, very slightly sweet, and creamier with air. I definitely liked this, but not as much as the Tondos.
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3/8/2024 - SimonG wrote: 93 Points
Lunch at Noizé: Full gold. A touch of orange blossom on the nose when first opening with an unctuous texture. Three hours on this has tightened and calmed a little. Waxy and leggy. There’s a surprising lightness and line here with filigree. O peel it’s woven around it. Another wine I’ve not looked at for over a decade, and time has served it well, perhaps freshening it a little. A clear step up from 04 currently, and a more complete wine. ****
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10/2/2023 - kuumies wrote:
Tasted blind. A golden color with an amber hue. A very mature, pungeant nose with notes of dried fruits, almond, wood and a citrusy edge. On the palate relatively full-bodied and thick with mild acidity. Not a lot of fruity character but it has plenty of secondary flavor and plenty of life left. An acquired taste, but interesting for sure.
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