Deep golden colour like an Auslese but with a brown tinge. Nose was pretty muted. Based on these two facts I figured it was going to be dead. However, it actually still had a fair amount of life. Typical minerals of a Sauvignon Blanc, hints of fruit with some maderized flavours and what I felt was a rootbeer like flavour towards the finish. A decent amount of acidity gave it energy. Very interesting to drink though not as fresh and bright as a 1998 we tried a few weeks ago.
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11/19/2011 - kultcha wrote: 89 Points
Deep golden colour like an Auslese but with a brown tinge. Nose was pretty muted. Based on these two facts I figured it was going to be dead. However, it actually still had a fair amount of life. Typical minerals of a Sauvignon Blanc, hints of fruit with some maderized flavours and what I felt was a rootbeer like flavour towards the finish. A decent amount of acidity gave it energy. Very interesting to drink though not as fresh and bright as a 1998 we tried a few weeks ago.
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10/6/2007 - TX Wine Girl wrote: 91 Points
Sadly my last bottle. Still as good as I rememebered it 6 years ago. Fruit and acid still in balance.
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7/1/2005 - socidelvino wrote:
At Mom & Dad’s for July 4 weekend.
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12/13/2001 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points
A private dinner (Restaurant Châlet Royal *, Den Bosch, Netherlands): Intense SB, slightly less explosive and more mature than last year, vegetal and balanced, blackcurrant finish.
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11/15/2001 - OneLastSyrah wrote:
($25) Flinty and tangy with grapefruit overtones and grass. Quite tangy with good length.
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