Community Tasting Note

drwine2001 wrote:

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - Charity Auction Dinner with Ancient French Rarities--1924 to 1979 (RN 74, San Francisco): Just a little something extra provided by our host to slake our thirst before dessert. Medium yellow. Little fusel but beautiful ripe peach on the nose. Big, broad and youthful. Perhaps a touch of residual sugar versus the deception of a glycerine feel. Having had the '79 Frederic Emile before, I was surprised at how much much riper, more alive with fruit and less acidic this was. Long, persistent finish. This drinks 15 years younger than it actually is and probably anticipates the development of vintages such as 1995 and 2000, which are richer and slightly less mineral expressions of Clos Ste. Hune. Fantastic shape for 33 year old Riesling.

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