Community Tasting Note

• G_H wrote: 96 points

  October 31, 2014 - I really don't trust the statement that there are only 825 bottles produced, as this wine appears all over the place here in Switzerland alone. I myself have already drunk 4 bottles, so I really can't think that it is true.
  
  Do I care? Not at all!!!!!
  
  There is no bottle variation at all, so the tasting notes feel really a bit of a copy-paste exercise. The wine is incredible, massive, crazy fat and rich while avoiding being sticky or too sweet.
  
  Nose excels with dried figs, rose water, dried fruit bread, and tons of umami! And again the Vasa Museum' all over the place.
  
  Crazy elegant for such a thick wine and very very very very long.

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6 Comments

• BUBBA DAWG commented:

  11/24/14, 4:31 PM - is this really a white fortified wine or is that a mistake by CT?

• G_H commented:

  11/24/14, 9:28 PM - It's not fortified it's a PX de Anada

• HowardNZ commented:

  12/18/14, 2:11 AM - Hi Pinkmoonwinery. Thanks for your note, very helpful. I like the 'Vasa Museum' comment. I know what you mean.
  
  I have a bottle too. The Wellington importer had at least four bottles, to your point about only supposedly 825 bottles.
  
  I need to find an occasion to serve it for now. What sort of food match did you or would you have with it?
  
  TIA, Howard

• G_H commented:

  12/18/14, 1:18 PM - Howard, I would not at all pair it, just after dinner with all the focus on the wine, it deserves it!

• HowardNZ commented:

  12/18/14, 1:40 PM - Thanks. That makes sense. That's what we'll do. To give it due regard we'll have to think about how we structure the meal. The risk is quality ports, sauternes or a wines like these at the end of a long meal with lots of wine can get a bit rushed or overlooked.
  
  Cheers, Howard

• Greap commented:

  3/15/15, 7:51 AM - The 825 number is as result of a misunderstanding in the original LG review. According to the fact sheet provided by Toro Albala, there were 11,400 bottles produced. The 825 figure comes from the way the bottles are numbered-there are several series (46.1, 46.2, 46.3, etc), each numbered 1-825.

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