1999 Château d'Orschwihr Gewurztraminer Bollenberg

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 84.5 points

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  1/10/2009 - KeithAkers wrote: 85 Points

  Saturday night Football and Wine (Chicago IL, Phillip's apt): nose: a slight bit of VA on the nose detracts a bit, but nice mature tones of honey, melons, pears, and bits of apricots. While mature, there isn't the depth that one would want from a mature gewurz
  
  taste: lighter feel with good tones of honey and pears along with slight bits of nectarines. A bit thin and hollow on the mid-palate with almost no real discernable acidity
  
  overall: its a nice wine and an interesting experience, but its lacking in a few areas that would make it much better. Its really the nose that makes this wine as the palate is a slight bit of a letdown, and the nose isn't exactly screaming. The acidity is lacking, but what is there is nice, though it does lack depth

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  1/10/2009 - cobbpa wrote: 84 Points

  FootballPizzaCheeseWINE (Lincoln Park, Chicago): Opened at cellar temperature, gave time & didn't change much. Very bright, very orange color. A little phenol / nail polish remover on the nose, but not intrusively so. Mostly smells of pears, honey, and perhaps a whiff of citrus reduction. Isn't as thick as expected when sipped. Tastes of dried white fruits with a tinge of lychee still there, then finish short & sweet with honeyed baked pears and a hint of peach. Didn't know what to expect from this bottle, and while it wasn't great it was still enjoyable.

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