En magnum and tasted alongside the 1996. This is a terrific wine, but certainly loses in comparison to the '96. It was still youngish and had great acidity and tension. Long on the palette. There was a someone unexpected although not off-putting coconut flavor on the back palate; almost like a characteristic of American oak.
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Grand Jury du Vin - Republic of Georgia; 11/1/2023-11/9/2023 (Republic of Georgia then stopover in Paris and Dijon): En magnum directly from the house. Rich intense yellow color. Expressive nose displaying ripe sweet yellow fruit, baked apple, peach, strong brioche, honey, light caramel, sweet spices and mineral. Excellent concentration, generous sweet yellow fruit, rich and deeply toned, bright acidity, medium mineral, and a long ripe yellow fruit driven finish with caramel and brioche at the end. This is a bit “heavy”. Fully mature and read to go. I clearly prefer the 96. I tried from three different magnums which were identical.
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Mörkt gyllene färg. Mycket komplexa noter av gräddkola, nötter, bränd citrus (typ ett snäpp mer än grillad), brynt smör, aprikos, apelsin, trocadero, honung, ett uns skogssvamp, lite choklad, kryddor. Pigg syra, superfin balans. Kanske inte världens högsta tryck i smaken men en bra finish där komplexiteten finns kvar. Väldigt välbevarad flaska!
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Tasted vis-a-vis the 96, this of course looses out. Seems very rich, mature, plenty of coffee notes here, a full bodied wine with the acidity still alive - as well as the mousse. #Jordnær
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Power! A very livley acidity. First quite a strong whiff of cellar that was getting milder over time. Quite oxidised but not at all in a unpleasant way. I've had better bottles of this vintage but still very good!
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(Bollinger Grand Anne) Had two bottles in a week. Both were brilliant. Big, intense Chardonnay driven Champagne. Minerally and palate staining. Has ages to go. One of the best '95's I have had.
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3/9/2024 - LT98 wrote: 93 Points
En magnum and tasted alongside the 1996. This is a terrific wine, but certainly loses in comparison to the '96. It was still youngish and had great acidity and tension. Long on the palette. There was a someone unexpected although not off-putting coconut flavor on the back palate; almost like a characteristic of American oak.
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11/2/2023 - dcwino wrote: 93 Points
Grand Jury du Vin - Republic of Georgia; 11/1/2023-11/9/2023 (Republic of Georgia then stopover in Paris and Dijon): En magnum directly from the house. Rich intense yellow color. Expressive nose displaying ripe sweet yellow fruit, baked apple, peach, strong brioche, honey, light caramel, sweet spices and mineral. Excellent concentration, generous sweet yellow fruit, rich and deeply toned, bright acidity, medium mineral, and a long ripe yellow fruit driven finish with caramel and brioche at the end. This is a bit “heavy”. Fully mature and read to go. I clearly prefer the 96. I tried from three different magnums which were identical.
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6/21/2023 - merlotsmile wrote: 95 Points
Firade sommarsolståndet 4.57 pm med denna flaska.
Mörkt gyllene färg. Mycket komplexa noter av gräddkola, nötter, bränd citrus (typ ett snäpp mer än grillad), brynt smör, aprikos, apelsin, trocadero, honung, ett uns skogssvamp, lite choklad, kryddor. Pigg syra, superfin balans. Kanske inte världens högsta tryck i smaken men en bra finish där komplexiteten finns kvar. Väldigt välbevarad flaska!
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3/10/2022 - beatles wrote: 94 Points
Tasted vis-a-vis the 96, this of course looses out. Seems very rich, mature, plenty of coffee notes here, a full bodied wine with the acidity still alive - as well as the mousse.
#Jordnær
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1/22/2022 - Lars1974 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Power! A very livley acidity. First quite a strong whiff of cellar that was getting milder over time. Quite oxidised but not at all in a unpleasant way. I've had better bottles of this vintage but still very good!
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