2016 De Bortoli Noble One Botrytis Sémillon

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  11/1/2023 - graemeg wrote:

  NobleRottersSydney - <>A$40 blind (Fix, St James, Sydney): {375ml, screwcap, 10.5%} [DavidM] Standard sort of Noble One – apricot, vanilla, rich and coppery. Full weight and sweetness. A little more evolved than the 750ml we had back in July, which makes sense. Halves should be drunk now.

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  7/5/2023 - graemeg wrote:

  NobleRottersSydney - Henschke (Fix, St James, Sydney): {screwcap, 10.5%} [Glenn] Lusciously mature copper and caramel. Botrytis city. They spray it on the grapes to make this, don’t they? Honeyed richness on the palate, still with medium acidity and weight. Fully sweet, no doubt about that. Medium length finish. Noble One peaks between 5-10 years from vintage (these days!) I reckon; from a 750 this was perfectly at peak. Excellent.

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  4/24/2022 - smenzies wrote: 95 Points

  In the perfect spot .. delicious and fresh .. even served at room temperature. Drink now

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  8/10/2020 - Chateau-de-Plonk wrote: 90 Points

  Thick and syrupy with *just* enough acid to balance.
  
  Excellent nose of honey, ginger in syrup and candied peel. Classic noble characteristics minus the slightly savoury note that you might expect from Sauternes. Slightly one dimensional, but very delicious and a pretty long finish. It will keep for ages but probably won't get much better with age.

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  2/8/2020 - Fosfos wrote:

  From Marna Skaar recommendation

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