Aged Riojas needs air time to blossom but I haven’t had experience with one this old so I wasn’t so sure. Fortunately this followed the plot and didn’t simply implode on sight. Was out in full force probably 3 hours in. The nose had coffee, cocoa powder, sandalwood and aged cigar. Not much fruits left to speak of, just layers and layers of mellow tertiaries and latent acid carrying the wine through.
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C & YM Birthday Dinner (Empire Chinese Cuisine): Blind. Chinese herbs, liquorice, med acid, bitter grainy finish, some heat. At the end of the night on 2nd pour, raisin, tea, more integrated and enjoyable but bitter finish still obvious.
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Birthday celebration for C/Y: Rather oxidised with coffee notes at the start but surprisingly became more alive with air. A regal, stately wine with tertiary notes and not much fruit to speak of, but loved the harmonious elegance on this. A real treat.
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11/19/2023 - hprphf wrote: 92 Points
Ye Paulee (Hao Noodle): Lovely aromatics but weight lacking. 92-93
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7/30/2023 - wineton.mee wrote: 94 Points
Aged Riojas needs air time to blossom but I haven’t had experience with one this old so I wasn’t so sure. Fortunately this followed the plot and didn’t simply implode on sight. Was out in full force probably 3 hours in. The nose had coffee, cocoa powder, sandalwood and aged cigar. Not much fruits left to speak of, just layers and layers of mellow tertiaries and latent acid carrying the wine through.
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7/30/2023 - Dibbs Likes this wine: 94 Points
Tondonia always delivers. It was a bit awkward and weird at the start but after some air, it opened beautifully. Such a gorgeous wine!
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7/29/2023 - astroman wrote: 94 Points
C & YM Birthday Dinner (Empire Chinese Cuisine): Blind. Chinese herbs, liquorice, med acid, bitter grainy finish, some heat. At the end of the night on 2nd pour, raisin, tea, more integrated and enjoyable but bitter finish still obvious.
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7/29/2023 - melvinyeowq wrote: 94 Points
Birthday celebration for C/Y: Rather oxidised with coffee notes at the start but surprisingly became more alive with air. A regal, stately wine with tertiary notes and not much fruit to speak of, but loved the harmonious elegance on this. A real treat.
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