1990 Kalin Cellars Sauvignon Blanc Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 94 points

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  11/26/2016 - andtheodor wrote: flawed

  Lemon grass, quite skin fermenty, sherry, caramel, oak nose. Palate is immediately salty transitioning into oaky sweetness before finishing dry with strong acidity. Schizo bottle that flashes between greatness and wtf.

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  5/27/2016 - andtheodor wrote: 94 Points

  Woah, a breath of oxidation on first pour plus a near urine color is disconcerting...but this isn't oxidized, rather it's in absolutely prime form. Guava, ocean breeze, bruleed sugar, dried apricot, really strange but disarming bouquet that reminds me a bit of old Coulee de Serrant. Salty, so salty, broad and waxy palate like Tondonia blanco but this has only the barest edges tinted with oxidation, a touch of dried grass, old oak, rindy pineapple, really deep and penetrating with acidity that builds and freshens, ending with a lick of metal. This may be one of the most uniquely enjoyable wines I've ever had. After 4 hours being open this is getting better somehow, with a profile creeping closer to a mature Corton Charlemagne, with so much power, precision, and fine oak coming together.

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  10/22/2007 - bpj87 wrote:

  Extremely intellectual bottle. Smelled strongly oxidized and of sausage at first, but this eventually blew off, and the last glass was the best. Strong honeyed fruits in the bouquet. Went very well with goat cheese.

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  4/22/2007 - RiojaGuru wrote:

  Wow.

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