Community Tasting Note
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Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
January 6, 2018 - Spectacular. Having had five of these since it was released, I thought I knew this wine. I didn't. As good as it's been for me already, tonight's expression was timeless beauty. The color doesn't appear to have aged at all since release. The nose on the other hand, has developed more fully, more expressively. Still, upon opening, the wine was relaxed - it revealed its charms slowly, purposefully. At first, ginger, citrus, a note of mango, some minerals and seashells. The next glass, with added air in the bottle, had changed yet again like a theater performer doing a complete costume change - this time, kumquat, stones, a whiff of butterscotch, ripe melon, and on, and on. This continued to evolve, all of it quite positively, for the two hours it was open. Several of us were looking online - to find some more - at the start of our second pour. Remarkable, ageless, and just stunning. In looking back at my previous notes, going back to 2013, each time I've had this I push the drink date out further and further; based on tonight's showing, it would seem to have another 5-7 very good years ahead of it. Absolutely lovely, and an incredible value. 12,5% abv. highly recommended+
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2 Comments
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CMN commented:
1/9/18, 4:26 PM - Tim, your reviews have always been great, but lately you've elevated your game to another level. Fan-freaking-tastic notes.
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Tim Heaton commented:
1/9/18, 4:29 PM - thanks, Corey, inspired by the wines.
btw, will be in Chicago 17 Jan, just one night. Any bandwidth?