Ian’s unfashionable 80’s Bordeaux (Piccolino, Liverpool Street Stn, London): Very pale. Fresh, slightly herbal nose with a good whiff of oyster. Fresh, nicely mineral on the attack, and then a pleasing, slightly waxy mid palate. Still quite light but harmonious and certainly not mean. Nicely persistent. ***1/2
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While 89 is probably a fair reflection of the wine as it stands now, the actual joy of this drinking this wine is far greater than just it's score. To be able to enjoy a mature white wine - at 28 years old, that many would have written off. You can envisage the wine at its peak (which I'd guess would have been a decade ago) and you can take your mind back to the vintage. Aged wines carry so much emotional content than young wines, that they provide that much more contentment... I'd get more of this over a modern blockbuster just for that alone.
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1/1/2022 - Pelew Likes this wine: 89 Points
surprisingly fresh for a 1986 : we had s mousse de canard. followed by egg noodlez with Saint Augur blue vein cheese sauce with dried walnuts
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3/12/2020 - SimonG wrote: 90 Points
Ian’s unfashionable 80’s Bordeaux (Piccolino, Liverpool Street Stn, London): Very pale. Fresh, slightly herbal nose with a good whiff of oyster. Fresh, nicely mineral on the attack, and then a pleasing, slightly waxy mid palate. Still quite light but harmonious and certainly not mean. Nicely persistent. ***1/2
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4/30/2016 - Poisey wrote: 87 Points
Oxidation notes with pineapple, lemon curd and spice. Dense with a nice vein of acidity, hollow non descriptive finish with honey comb and minerals.
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8/31/2014 - pekingunther Likes this wine: 89 Points
While 89 is probably a fair reflection of the wine as it stands now, the actual joy of this drinking this wine is far greater than just it's score. To be able to enjoy a mature white wine - at 28 years old, that many would have written off. You can envisage the wine at its peak (which I'd guess would have been a decade ago) and you can take your mind back to the vintage. Aged wines carry so much emotional content than young wines, that they provide that much more contentment... I'd get more of this over a modern blockbuster just for that alone.
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