Big, lush, fresh nose of tropical fruit, pear, lychee, and white pepper. But there’s a huge disconnect on the palate, which is actually rather thin and a bit harsh, dominated by white pepper. Finish is shorter than I’d like.
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Another '94 ZH, another awesome wine. The fragrance is spectacular - exotic and flamboyant with an array of rose petals and other sweet floral notes, spices, lychee, and candied citrus, with more mature, burnished elements in the background. There's remarkable intensity and power on the palate and really good acidity beneath keeping it very fresh. This is awesome.
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Wow, what a nose! Pronounced nose of awesome things - candied, spicy, floral, tropical, everything ripe and rich. Full body; loads of spice and sweet, ripe citrus on the palate.
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Honeyed apricot, with a little saline and a twist of lemon. Slightly off-dry, and showing drier than the nose would suggest, it has definitely peaked but has plenty of fuel left in the tank.
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7/15/2020 - englishman's claret wrote: 88 Points
Big, lush, fresh nose of tropical fruit, pear, lychee, and white pepper. But there’s a huge disconnect on the palate, which is actually rather thin and a bit harsh, dominated by white pepper. Finish is shorter than I’d like.
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12/4/2018 - robmatic wrote: 94 Points
Thrilling as ever. Rich, luscious, and not even remotely tired.
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3/27/2016 - salil wrote: 93 Points
Another '94 ZH, another awesome wine. The fragrance is spectacular - exotic and flamboyant with an array of rose petals and other sweet floral notes, spices, lychee, and candied citrus, with more mature, burnished elements in the background. There's remarkable intensity and power on the palate and really good acidity beneath keeping it very fresh. This is awesome.
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3/27/2016 - indiscriminate palate wrote: 93 Points
Wow, what a nose! Pronounced nose of awesome things - candied, spicy, floral, tropical, everything ripe and rich. Full body; loads of spice and sweet, ripe citrus on the palate.
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10/10/2015 - MikeATL Likes this wine: 91 Points
Honeyed apricot, with a little saline and a twist of lemon. Slightly off-dry, and showing drier than the nose would suggest, it has definitely peaked but has plenty of fuel left in the tank.
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