Deep yellow. Honeyed fruit tones. VT level weight and richness. Spiced peach, apricot entry with moderate sweetness followed by excellent acidity and a drying soil finish which lingers. Distinctive, bold, and probably not to everyone’s taste, but assertive and not at all fatigued at >20 years of age.
Still delicious, harmonious, and rich the next day. Chapeau !
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IPNC Weekend 2023; 7/26/2023-7/31/2023: Medium dark gold color. Small glass over 40 minutes. Drank this side by side with the '06. Both are excellent, but the intensity and acid stand out on the '02. This was beautiful, tropical, pineapple, mango, ripe peach, spicy, vibrant. The '06 is similar, but less acid and energy.
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This was drinking even better than expected. Rich ripe oily texture with nice sweetness yet acid balances it well. Age added nice elment as well here. Peaches, apricots, mango with a nice cut to finish clean.
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10/11/2023 - drwine2001 wrote:
Deep yellow. Honeyed fruit tones. VT level weight and richness. Spiced peach, apricot entry with moderate sweetness followed by excellent acidity and a drying soil finish which lingers. Distinctive, bold, and probably not to everyone’s taste, but assertive and not at all fatigued at >20 years of age.
Still delicious, harmonious, and rich the next day. Chapeau !
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7/28/2023 - rocknroller wrote: 95 Points
IPNC Weekend 2023; 7/26/2023-7/31/2023: Medium dark gold color. Small glass over 40 minutes. Drank this side by side with the '06. Both are excellent, but the intensity and acid stand out on the '02. This was beautiful, tropical, pineapple, mango, ripe peach, spicy, vibrant. The '06 is similar, but less acid and energy.
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3/5/2021 - dlduchon Likes this wine: 96 Points
I don’t know what else I could ask for in a beautiful perfect I’ll Alsatian wine.
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4/8/2018 - KenK Likes this wine: 94 Points
This was drinking even better than expected. Rich ripe oily texture with nice sweetness yet acid balances it well. Age added nice elment as well here. Peaches, apricots, mango with a nice cut to finish clean.
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9/25/2015 - Filippo wrote: 93 Points
Classy aged riesling. Just a touch off dry. In beautiful shape
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