The nose of this wine has rich mature green fruits, with light honey and citrus notes. Oak is evident on the nose, and on the palate it ATTACKS! AHHHHH it's the oak monster! Surprisingly though, the acid and fruit in this wine almost balance the oak out. Strong alcohol again like their standard release but the oak helps cover it up. This carries a ton of acid, sour green apple and pear with ripe grapefruit. A very interesting style, and something I would re-visit again.
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11/18/2009 - manonthemoon wrote: 91 Points
(100% neutral oak): Nose of banana and bubblegum. Palate of tropical fruit and peach.
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6/6/2009 - gripNsip wrote: 89 Points
The nose of this wine has rich mature green fruits, with light honey and citrus notes. Oak is evident on the nose, and on the palate it ATTACKS! AHHHHH it's the oak monster! Surprisingly though, the acid and fruit in this wine almost balance the oak out. Strong alcohol again like their standard release but the oak helps cover it up. This carries a ton of acid, sour green apple and pear with ripe grapefruit. A very interesting style, and something I would re-visit again.
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