Organic. Not at all oxidized. Very stinky nose. Opened an hour before dinner so decanted but it didn't sort itself out until the second half of the bottle. I really wish in these cases they'd write on the label that a decant is required. Anyway. The palate has a certain class and balance but it's still quite acidic especially on the finish. I was expecting this to be perhas over the hill but it actually needs time. I doubt it'll ever justify it's price tag (67 euros) but I'd be amazed if it didn't improve. If drinking now a 2-3 hour decant is required. 90-91.
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Lamma Island - Boat Trip and Long Saturday Lunch (Rainbow Restaurant, Sok Kwu Wan, First St,, Lamma Island, Hong Kong): Light lemon sherbert boiled sweet colour. Nose is very flinty and lemon sherbert.....fresh and still very young. Palate is super-crisp, oyster shells, tons of other minerals with a fresh-squeezed lemon acidiaty in the background. Fresh and vibrant with lots of tension and unobtrusive oak. Very elegant and well made. Nice finish but little length, which was a pity. I wouldn't be in a hurry to drink this as I think it will improve. 91+
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No decant. This wine has moved in a better direction since my Feb/2017 bottle. The yellow fruit perhaps a bit riper and the palate a touch broader. The oak has some integration to do still. Nice depth, a bit short finish. Improved with time in the glass/open bottle. I would rate it 91-92p now. My final bottle I will have sometime 2019 - 2021.
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5/25/2020 - loloFR Likes this wine: 93 Points
Amazing. At its peak
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10/9/2019 - Vanja1 Does not like this wine: 68 Points
Gone, duft som orange-vin...
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8/13/2018 - henryd1 wrote: 91 Points
Organic. Not at all oxidized. Very stinky nose. Opened an hour before dinner so decanted but it didn't sort itself out until the second half of the bottle. I really wish in these cases they'd write on the label that a decant is required. Anyway. The palate has a certain class and balance but it's still quite acidic especially on the finish. I was expecting this to be perhas over the hill but it actually needs time. I doubt it'll ever justify it's price tag (67 euros) but I'd be amazed if it didn't improve. If drinking now a 2-3 hour decant is required. 90-91.
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10/7/2017 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 91 Points
Lamma Island - Boat Trip and Long Saturday Lunch (Rainbow Restaurant, Sok Kwu Wan, First St,, Lamma Island, Hong Kong): Light lemon sherbert boiled sweet colour. Nose is very flinty and lemon sherbert.....fresh and still very young. Palate is super-crisp, oyster shells, tons of other minerals with a fresh-squeezed lemon acidiaty in the background. Fresh and vibrant with lots of tension and unobtrusive oak. Very elegant and well made. Nice finish but little length, which was a pity. I wouldn't be in a hurry to drink this as I think it will improve. 91+
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9/9/2017 - BSA Likes this wine: 91 Points
No decant. This wine has moved in a better direction since my Feb/2017 bottle. The yellow fruit perhaps a bit riper and the palate a touch broader. The oak has some integration to do still. Nice depth, a bit short finish. Improved with time in the glass/open bottle. I would rate it 91-92p now. My final bottle I will have sometime 2019 - 2021.
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