Community Tasting Note
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forceberry wrote: 91 points
August 9, 2015 - Pale yellow-green color. Surprisingly closed and inexpressive nose with vague autolytic aromas of toasted bread, some mocha and a hint of nuttiness. The wine is full-bodied, muscular and pretty intense on the palate, and it comes across as quite more expressive than the nose, although still not as quite is expressive as the previous bottle I had a few years ago. There are quite crisp, focused and youthful flavors of steely minerality, autolytic toast, some oxidative caramel tones, a little bit of brooding mocha character and a hint of spicy red apple. The wine is very structured with its high acidity and the soft, mellow mousse lends wonderful, creamy elegance to the mouthfeel. The finish is lively, bright and somewhat bitter with mineral flavors of tart lemony citrus fruits, chalk dust, some tangy green apples, a little bit of apple peel bitterness, a hint of oxidative nuttiness and a touch of steely minerality.
Contrasting the LGA 2002 I had three years ago, this bottle seemed leaner and much more youthful - and surprisingly closed as well. Contrasting the typically powerful, brooding and dark-toned style of LGA, this was surprisingly mute in the nose and quite lean on the palate. Sure, there were some autolytic and slightly oxidative toasty and nutty characteristics that are the hallmarks of this particular bottling, but in a surprisingly restrained fashion. I enjoyed the freshness and precision here, but I was surprised how underwhelming this wine felt compared to the typical LGA style - even with some air. I have no idea whether this was on off bottle or if the wine was undergoing a dumb phase. Nevertheless, the wine felt like it could continue to develop for a long time from here, so I'd say there is no hurry to open these bottles. Keep rather than drink.3 people found this helpful 3,942 views
1 Comment
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Puteljen! commented:
12/12/18, 7:21 AM - I have had a similar experience with my Pol Roger 2002:s. 3-4 years ago they where open and quite rich but the last couple of bottles have felt much more closed and more youthfull. Not bad, but muted.