Community Tasting Note

• oldwines Likes this wine: 98 points

  August 2, 2017 - 100 Point (Parker or other) Wine Dinner Organized by Steve for 6 "Wine Guys" (The Prime Rib, Philadelphia): From 375ml bottle, the cork was wet and slippery coming out and then broke off near the end, so I feared total oxidation before tasting this after decanting at 2pm, then replacing in the bottle and traveling to Philadelphia for dinner. The nose was slightly oxidized but that seemed to blow off in the glass shortly after pouring. The wine was a deep copper/apricot color. The nose and palate seemed to reflect that with Huge grilled apricot flavor, honey and caramelized sugar. This was unctuous in your mouth and yet still showing some brightness of flavor. The finish was extremely long. I have been waiting for probably 30 years to have this wine as it was one of my first purchases of a Beerenauslese from a friend's cellar in the mid-1980's. It was worth the wait. Extraordinary!

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• farinas commented:

  8/4/17, 6:45 AM - You're one patient guy. Thanks for the extensive notes

• oldwines commented:

  8/4/17, 1:15 PM - I'm glad you find them useful! Thanks...

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