NV Bodegas Robles Pedro Ximénez Montilla-Moriles Seleccion "Plata" 1927

Community Tasting Notes (11) Median Score: 96 points

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  12/24/2019 - jrglm Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Need a “Love it” button for this wine. I’m sure you can find more pricy PX, but I don’t need to look any further. Paired with homemade spiced apple Galette and vanilla ice cream. Insanely rich with caramel and layered fruit. One of my all-time favs.

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  11/28/2019 - jayw Likes this wine:

  Probably the densest wine I've ever tasted. The nose smells hot, but the alcohol is barely noticeable on the palate. Not too raisiny. Nutty, mocha caramel flavors and just enough acidity to keep it from cloying. It has an elegance despite the weight, but $60 is too much to pay for a wine for a wine of this caliber; there are much better values to be had from Sauternes, Ports and other sherries at that price.

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  9/2/2017 - jhngo Does not like this wine: 60 Points

  Syrupy medicinal sugary candy like

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  12/30/2013 - Redguy wrote: 97 Points

  A follow-up to my note posted 8/12.
  
  Finally finished this bottle. It had been open in the fridge for the past 17 months, with occasional visits in between. Very consistent over that time... I'd say my notes from 2012 still accurately describe what's in the bottle. Great uniqueness and complexity. Such an interesting beast. I have another unopened bottle and look forward to yet another lengthy exploration. Would repurchase this special elixir without hesitation. Hard to imagine a better wine of this type, but I've left room in the score just in case.
  
  As a side note: On this particular night it was the post-Sauternes finisher to a wine dinner with fellow winos and a winemaker. Impressions ranged from "nectar of the gods" to "prune juice" to "WTF?" The wife is in the "prune juice" camp. It's all mine.

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  2/18/2013 - BigGer wrote: 91 Points

  Didn't really know what to expect with this wine, but when i found a sticky sediment in my cellar and traced it back to this bottle, I decided it was time to open and consume. The Plata didn't seem affected by the loss of containment. It's a heavy wine with a turgid personality that is a mouthful whether you like it or not. If you like that sort of thing, the Plata is a great example and worthy of praise. If your taste runs more toward subtlety than overt expression, like mine, you can still appreciate this in the same way a Pug owner appreciates a classic Great Dane: as a great example of Dog. I give it a 96 for what it is and an 88 for what I like in wine. Consensus 91.

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