Will comment that the wine's acid & minerality remained in balance & the fruit was subtly present, with soft white floral tea leaf aromas. However- the wine was not enjoyable, having lost its freshness.
Remarkable contrast to prior bottles from 08 & 09.
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Seems to have improved a little since last bottle. Initially extravagant nose calms with air and seems deceptively forward. Indeed, the wine is not- there is tension with substantial density balanced against appropriate acid and, almost, chalky minerality.
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light gold, lots of clarity, silvery hue Nose: ripe pear, green apple, white pepper, vanilla, musk, touch oak Pal: ripe pear, green apple, white pepper, minerals, vanilla, musk, oak Feel: medium, astringent Finish: medium, long T9
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golden yellow, lots of clarity, silvery hue Nose: pear, peach, thyme, silver, musk, oak Pal: pear, green apples, stewed peach, vanilla, thyme, musk, touch minerals, oak Feel: medium, full, acidic Finish: medium T7 (could be an 8)
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12/20/2023 - oldcorke wrote:
Flawed bottle- prematurely aged. No rating.
Will comment that the wine's acid & minerality remained in balance & the fruit was subtly present, with soft white floral tea leaf aromas.
However- the wine was not enjoyable, having lost its freshness.
Remarkable contrast to prior bottles from 08 & 09.
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7/7/2023 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Nutty and really darn delicious. Perfectly aged and really wonderful.
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5/27/2022 - oldcorke Likes this wine: 95 Points
Seems to have improved a little since last bottle. Initially extravagant nose calms with air and seems deceptively forward. Indeed, the wine is not- there is tension with substantial density balanced against appropriate acid and, almost, chalky minerality.
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1/27/2021 - Frijole wrote:
light gold, lots of clarity, silvery hue
Nose: ripe pear, green apple, white pepper, vanilla, musk, touch oak
Pal: ripe pear, green apple, white pepper, minerals, vanilla, musk, oak
Feel: medium, astringent
Finish: medium, long
T9
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1/5/2020 - Frijole wrote:
golden yellow, lots of clarity, silvery hue
Nose: pear, peach, thyme, silver, musk, oak
Pal: pear, green apples, stewed peach, vanilla, thyme, musk, touch minerals, oak
Feel: medium, full, acidic
Finish: medium
T7 (could be an 8)
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