Intensity medium. Lemon curd, overripe yellow apple, honey, nuts, sulfur, (bees)wax, linoleum. Acidity medium(+). Finish medium(+). Fascinating how a 25-year-old Chenin Blanc still stands strong, despite the fact that its peak might be a few years behind us.
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Tasting evening with Bas & Lennart (Utrecht, NL): [Tasted blind] Called 20 year Chenin from the Loire. Didn’t have the sherry notes you often find in old Coulee. This got better with more air, although I still had the feeling it is past its peak. Still drinking nicely though. Deep golden, nutty, beewax, linoleum, dried yellow apple, some savoury notes, tomato leaf. Medium+ acidity, medium finish with some gunpowder flavors making it more interesting
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This is a bit of an odd wine that also needs some time. We had opened and decanted it and I'd say that it was drinking the best at the end. A bit oxidized to start which works ok for me because I like old champagne but isn't so much so for everyone. With time though it became this very deep, caramel flavored, round and kindof unctuous style of wine. It's lower acid and just generally more but somehow kindof works. Enjoyable wine.
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BYOB with wines 30+ years (Sollentuna): Sweet floral notes, honey, but over the top, followed by very thin cucumber water and with a finish that is spicy and with some alcohol.
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6/9/2023 - bjbu Likes this wine: 91 Points
Intensity medium. Lemon curd, overripe yellow apple, honey, nuts, sulfur, (bees)wax, linoleum. Acidity medium(+). Finish medium(+). Fascinating how a 25-year-old Chenin Blanc still stands strong, despite the fact that its peak might be a few years behind us.
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6/9/2023 - ThijsV Likes this wine: 91 Points
Tasting evening with Bas & Lennart (Utrecht, NL): [Tasted blind] Called 20 year Chenin from the Loire. Didn’t have the sherry notes you often find in old Coulee. This got better with more air, although I still had the feeling it is past its peak. Still drinking nicely though. Deep golden, nutty, beewax, linoleum, dried yellow apple, some savoury notes, tomato leaf. Medium+ acidity, medium finish with some gunpowder flavors making it more interesting
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5/28/2022 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
This is a bit of an odd wine that also needs some time. We had opened and decanted it and I'd say that it was drinking the best at the end. A bit oxidized to start which works ok for me because I like old champagne but isn't so much so for everyone. With time though it became this very deep, caramel flavored, round and kindof unctuous style of wine. It's lower acid and just generally more but somehow kindof works. Enjoyable wine.
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3/24/2018 - Omar Khayyam wrote: 79 Points
BYOB with wines 30+ years (Sollentuna): Sweet floral notes, honey, but over the top, followed by very thin cucumber water and with a finish that is spicy and with some alcohol.
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2/3/2018 - thunberg wrote: 82 Points
@BYOB, tasted blind
glue, honey, citrus, harsh acidity that takes over on the palate, not balanced
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