See previous notes. Hardly any oak in the bouquet anymore. Instead, popped and poured and a little too cold there are apples. Later and a bit warmer soft yellow tropical fruits. On the palate the same apple and yellow fruits and the oak shows a bit in the bitterness in the finish. The wine shows quite mature, maybe even a bit past its prime already, but still drinking lovely. I did not expect this wine to be so mature already, so maybe it is the bottle/cork. Have one more bottle scheduled for 2013 (or later), so then I'll see.
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The oak is much more integrated than last year. The citrus acidity and all other flavors make this wine very pleasing and elegant. One friend, who is a red wine lover, decided to drink very little of the red wines this evening and almost emptied this bottle by himself.
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Powerful vintage coupled to a solid acidic strucutre in the wines. Big aromatics people say. Big, powerful, robust. Lively and really qerally great wine. uite good wine.
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6/26/2013 - Zweder wrote: 87 Points
See previous note. Still drinking lovely and a bit fat, but quite mature. Drink up.
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6/10/2012 - Zweder wrote: 88 Points
See previous notes. Hardly any oak in the bouquet anymore. Instead, popped and poured and a little too cold there are apples. Later and a bit warmer soft yellow tropical fruits. On the palate the same apple and yellow fruits and the oak shows a bit in the bitterness in the finish. The wine shows quite mature, maybe even a bit past its prime already, but still drinking lovely. I did not expect this wine to be so mature already, so maybe it is the bottle/cork. Have one more bottle scheduled for 2013 (or later), so then I'll see.
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5/18/2009 - Zweder wrote: 89 Points
The oak is much more integrated than last year. The citrus acidity and all other flavors make this wine very pleasing and elegant. One friend, who is a red wine lover, decided to drink very little of the red wines this evening and almost emptied this bottle by himself.
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4/14/2009 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Powerful vintage coupled to a solid acidic strucutre in the wines. Big aromatics people say. Big, powerful, robust. Lively and really qerally great wine. uite good wine.
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5/16/2008 - Zweder wrote: 87 Points
A lot of oak in the bouquet as well as the taste. And it is in very good harmony and balance with the fresh acidity.
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