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• RajivAyyangar wrote: 90 points

  April 17, 2018 - Birba with Uma (Birba, SF): An orange-ish wine. Deep gold with reflections of Amber. Aromatic oxidative savory apple butter nose. Excellent oxidative aging. Hints of wildness - slight VA and balsamic. Dried Apricot. Really compelling nose. Dried leaves. Perfumed VA.
  Dry, medium plus body, 14% alcohol, elevated acid, medium phenolic bitterness, faint tannins. Long finish with slight apricot, yellow apple, apple butter and toast - like aged semillon.

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• vinum bonum wrote:

  September 10, 2017 - Une surprise : si le nez est assez discret (une pointe oxydative), la bouche très puissante, soutenue par un alcool généreux (14° !), s'éloigne des canons de l'appellation. On a du mal à trouver les agrumes et les fruits de la passion, la note oxydative est plus prononcée, il finit bien sec, le tout est assez surprenant, un peu déstabilisant à l'apéro. Un vin qui appelle un plat robuste. Bien dans l'ensemble, mais manque un peu de finesse.

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• joraesque wrote: 88 points

  April 20, 2016 - Oxidative notes, also pineapple, quince marmelade, orange rind; a bit hot (at 14.5% ABV); somewhat akin to a ripe, aged Semillon; would be great with lobster.
  88+

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• mtaczak wrote: 91 points

  March 23, 2016 - big white, as foreshadowed by the deep color that suggested oxidation (but none was to be found).

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2012
• Type White
• Producer Domaine Guirardel
• Varietal Petit Manseng
• Designation Sec dé Prat
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Southwest France
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Jurançon Sec

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• Consumed 11 (61%)

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