Age had made this wine even more profound. Nearing the end of its drinking plateau, so drink up. It is said that a swan’s song is sweetest as it nears death, and this wine is in the same place.
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August Kesseler at MingHin (Chicago, IL): #19-12, 11.5% abv. Revisiting this, I'm convinced again that this was the best of the late release Sekts that Lauer released. The most intense and complete, with the typical longans on the nose, but followed by a richness than none of the 1984, 1991, nor 1992 comes close to. This still has almost a Spaetlese amount of sweetness and extract. A bit of earth on the nose and palate too, and really just a gorgeous bottle.
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Blind 2004 Tuscany at Osteria Langhe (Chicago, IL): #19-12, 11.5% abv. Whoa, this is a lot more explosive and expressive than I remember it being. Really wild and funky nose, with sweet longan fruit, honeycomb, and yellow apple. The palate is ridiculously dense, with sweet fruit notes again (longans and tart apple), as well as a slight touch of perceptible sweetness -- whether or not there is still residual sugar, I've no clue. Very ripe acids and a coarse mousse. Really good stuff (and as a side note, this is nothing at all like the bony and skeletal -- but still convincing in its own right -- 1992).
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4/2/2021 - Nothung Likes this wine: 93 Points
Age had made this wine even more profound. Nearing the end of its drinking plateau, so drink up. It is said that a swan’s song is sweetest as it nears death, and this wine is in the same place.
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4/25/2018 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
August Kesseler at MingHin (Chicago, IL): #19-12, 11.5% abv. Revisiting this, I'm convinced again that this was the best of the late release Sekts that Lauer released. The most intense and complete, with the typical longans on the nose, but followed by a richness than none of the 1984, 1991, nor 1992 comes close to. This still has almost a Spaetlese amount of sweetness and extract. A bit of earth on the nose and palate too, and really just a gorgeous bottle.
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8/22/2016 - sharonandroland wrote: 95 Points
Sparkling tasting. Exception. Surprises every time. Rich, fresh, intense, complex
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3/1/2016 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
Blind 2004 Tuscany at Osteria Langhe (Chicago, IL): #19-12, 11.5% abv. Whoa, this is a lot more explosive and expressive than I remember it being. Really wild and funky nose, with sweet longan fruit, honeycomb, and yellow apple. The palate is ridiculously dense, with sweet fruit notes again (longans and tart apple), as well as a slight touch of perceptible sweetness -- whether or not there is still residual sugar, I've no clue. Very ripe acids and a coarse mousse. Really good stuff (and as a side note, this is nothing at all like the bony and skeletal -- but still convincing in its own right -- 1992).
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7/18/2015 - Nothung Likes this wine: 93 Points
An amazing and unique wine. Tropical fruits with plenty of acidity. Only have 1 other bottle. Wish I had a ton more.
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