Almost tangerine color with a honeyed bouquet and flavor, showing a bit of apricot in the finish. What was intriguing about this wine is how well it had aged. It was still very much alive in 2013, and still had a fairly thick, unctuousness in the mouth. It was very reminiscent of a Sauterne at about the same age, and better than some that I have tasted. In contrast, the 1994 wine in a half-bottle was clearly beyond its prime, a general warning not to keep smaller bottles for the same time as larger.
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Beautiful deep golden color .Nose like being in an blossoming orange grove gave me Goosebumps . Very powerful. Not alcohol or too sweet just penetrating deliciousness. Fresh acidic finish. Great foil for stilton and fruit bread.
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5/3/2016 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 94 Points
Leeuwin Estate Tasting and Dinner (EL Ideas Chicago, IL): Out of magnum, good fruit, apricot, light on the palate, good sweetness but not a lot. Very good finish.
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1/2/2014 - tcosgriff Likes this wine: 91 Points
Almost tangerine color with a honeyed bouquet and flavor, showing a bit of apricot in the finish. What was intriguing about this wine is how well it had aged. It was still very much alive in 2013, and still had a fairly thick, unctuousness in the mouth. It was very reminiscent of a Sauterne at about the same age, and better than some that I have tasted. In contrast, the 1994 wine in a half-bottle was clearly beyond its prime, a general warning not to keep smaller bottles for the same time as larger.
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2/16/2013 - MC2 Wines wrote: flawed
Flawed cork and bottle potentially flawed so not rating.
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12/11/2011 - candyman wrote: 94 Points
Beautiful deep golden color .Nose like being in an blossoming orange grove gave me Goosebumps . Very powerful. Not alcohol or too sweet just penetrating deliciousness. Fresh acidic finish. Great foil for stilton and fruit bread.
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9/5/2011 - ZARDO wrote: 91 Points
NIce wine. Drank from Magnum. Honey and appricot, but not as amazing as I have heard this wine can be??
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