Community Tasting Note

• AlexGarner wrote: 99 points

  March 9, 2010 - Domaine Huët Masterclass with Benjamin Joliveau (Prince Wine Store - Bank Street): Tasted at a Domaine Huët masterclass in Melbourne with Benjamin Joliveau. While the current stocks of this wine for sale by the Domain were all mostly re-corked and topped up (with the 1945 I might add) in 2005, the bottle we had was re-corked and topped up about 10 - 15 years ago. The cork was wet through two thirds and dry on the top third and was in good condition.
  
  The colour is amazing for a 65 year old wine. Not only was it a deep gold, but it even still had green tinges at the edge.
  
  The nose opened up quite quickly with a sublime melted butter dancing around delicate musky floral notes. Every type of citrus under the sun was present, with tangerine taking front row. Candle wax and soft peaches were right behind the citrus acid and were not taking a back seat.
  
  The mouthfeel was immense - fresh lively peaches with a crisp citrus acidity and a lingering buttery, almost petroleum ending. The concentrated, oily and waxy mouthfeel, bordering on a fatty texture left a coating on the lips that could still be felt long after the last mouthful.
  
  The first 10 minutes were spectacular - the colour and the acid made me wonder exactly how long this thing could be kept for. It almost feels like we are at the halfway mark, with another 65 years to go, but after 15 to 20 minutes, the wine started to dry and the palette became metallic, the crisp notes and acid falling away. We were lucky to get such a great bottle in such amazing condition and I would say that this should be drunk now if you have any. Bottles are now fetching up to AU$2,500 so I don't know how I'm going to see this one again.
  
  Incredible.

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• TJolley commented:

  3/9/10, 8:30 AM - Very Impressive!

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