Dark amber colour, luscious and luminous. Oily, glyceric, thick and fantastically generous. Nutty, balsamic, sweet and seductive but not cloying. Acidity seems low but just sufficient (not what I said last time - maybe it changed in the weeks I kept it?) Just so gorgeous, like being hugged, loved, embraced, caressed. A treat and a true privilege. Sublime.
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Looks like a tawny port. But so clean and luminous. 11.5% ABV. Acidic and idiosyncratic. This is a white wine and needs to be treated as such. It’s not a dessert wine. At 61 years and very much alive, it’s profound, dazzling, thrilling.
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La couleur fauve-doré trahie l'âge vénérable de ce vin. La palette aromatique est complexe avec une bonne pointe d'oxydation agrébale, avec une touche de noix et cari, mélangeant les fleurs blanches séchées au miel et à la cire d'abeille. En bouche le vin est demi-sec, avec une acidité vive qui rajeunit le vin. La bouche est ample et complexe et ramène les noix en arrière-plan. Plutôt court, mais un vin de méditation et de plénitude.
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Without a doubt, these wines can last ! Deep golden color, fantastic aromas of beeswax, wildflower honey and walnuts. The palate is fresh, mineral and feels almost semi-dry with deeper and more complex aromas of honey and nuts. The body displays a wonderful balance and the finish is short- to medium-length.
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10/22/2022 - ricard Likes this wine: 96 Points
Dark amber colour, luscious and luminous. Oily, glyceric, thick and fantastically generous. Nutty, balsamic, sweet and seductive but not cloying. Acidity seems low but just sufficient (not what I said last time - maybe it changed in the weeks I kept it?) Just so gorgeous, like being hugged, loved, embraced, caressed. A treat and a true privilege. Sublime.
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9/28/2022 - ricard Likes this wine: 97 Points
Looks like a tawny port. But so clean and luminous. 11.5% ABV. Acidic and idiosyncratic. This is a white wine and needs to be treated as such. It’s not a dessert wine. At 61 years and very much alive, it’s profound, dazzling, thrilling.
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10/31/2011 - Rupert wrote: 90 Points
Beaucastel v Vieux Télégraphe 1978-1990 (The Square, Mayfair, London): Enticing mature chenin nose, matched the chateauneufs in being smooth and creamy on the palate, but lacking a bit of bite
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5/9/2010 - ggb wrote: 93 Points
La couleur fauve-doré trahie l'âge vénérable de ce vin. La palette aromatique est complexe avec une bonne pointe d'oxydation agrébale, avec une touche de noix et cari, mélangeant les fleurs blanches séchées au miel et à la cire d'abeille. En bouche le vin est demi-sec, avec une acidité vive qui rajeunit le vin. La bouche est ample et complexe et ramène les noix en arrière-plan. Plutôt court, mais un vin de méditation et de plénitude.
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12/31/2009 - DuVinMD wrote: 92 Points
Without a doubt, these wines can last ! Deep golden color, fantastic aromas of beeswax, wildflower honey and walnuts. The palate is fresh, mineral and feels almost semi-dry with deeper and more complex aromas of honey and nuts. The body displays a wonderful balance and the finish is short- to medium-length.
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