While it is 6 years old, I think this wine would have benefited from a decant. The wine really evolved over 2 days. It came out of the bottle with a golden yellow color, and someone commented that it looked like urine. The wine initially was off putting to 2 of the people who drank it. To the point that they thought it had gone bad. I thought it had a very interesting nose of wet stones and briney oysters. The wine initially had a slightly oxidized/almond flavor profile, so I thought my guests might be right. I put half the bottle back in the fridge and we moved on to another wine. When I went back to the bottle the following night, it was a completely different wine. The fruit had emerged, there was definitely an briney annd stone flavor but the wine was much more balanced with a long and delicious finish.
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Hurricane wine #1. Popped this open as I weathered out Idalia.
Pale yellow color. On the nose lots of citrus, stone fruit, honeysuckle, brioche, and oak.
Med+ body, buttery texture, but very bright with the acidity. Medium acidity that was well integrated into the wine. 14.6% alcohol with a good long finish.
Really enjoyed this wine all around.
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Similar to my prior note. Tasted alongside '18 Ramey Woolsey and '19 Aubert CIX. I found this the most savory and toasty, but still well-balanced. Interestingly, out of 8 of us, 3 picked this as WOTN, 3 picked Aubert and 2 picked Ramey. 93+
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3/11/2024 - NY Wino Likes this wine: 91 Points
While it is 6 years old, I think this wine would have benefited from a decant. The wine really evolved over 2 days. It came out of the bottle with a golden yellow color, and someone commented that it looked like urine. The wine initially was off putting to 2 of the people who drank it. To the point that they thought it had gone bad. I thought it had a very interesting nose of wet stones and briney oysters. The wine initially had a slightly oxidized/almond flavor profile, so I thought my guests might be right. I put half the bottle back in the fridge and we moved on to another wine. When I went back to the bottle the following night, it was a completely different wine. The fruit had emerged, there was definitely an briney annd stone flavor but the wine was much more balanced with a long and delicious finish.
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8/29/2023 - gflammer Likes this wine:
Hurricane wine #1. Popped this open as I weathered out Idalia.
Pale yellow color. On the nose lots of citrus, stone fruit, honeysuckle, brioche, and oak.
Med+ body, buttery texture, but very bright with the acidity. Medium acidity that was well integrated into the wine. 14.6% alcohol with a good long finish.
Really enjoyed this wine all around.
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2/15/2023 - ralaspech wrote: 93 Points
Similar to my prior note. Tasted alongside '18 Ramey Woolsey and '19 Aubert CIX. I found this the most savory and toasty, but still well-balanced. Interestingly, out of 8 of us, 3 picked this as WOTN, 3 picked Aubert and 2 picked Ramey. 93+
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8/13/2022 - binny5222 wrote:
Densie fav
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8/10/2022 - binny5222 Likes this wine:
Note: Denise likes this one
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