Community Tasting Note

Ingmars wrote:

Monday, March 4, 2024 - Two bottles opened. The colour from the 1st has more gold than yellow and looks more matted and advanced than it should be. Slightly oxidative nose of Golden Delicious brand yellow apples and bruised apple. The level of sweetness is spot-on for the category, but the palate is flat, with an old apple flavour, lacking interest and vitality. The fresh apple acid finish can't save this from being a poor bottle.

Another bottle is withdrawn and this is more like it. Like the bottle had in March last year, this also is a matted, dullened medium yellow, but clearly fresher than the 1st one. The nose is floral and white-fruited. Correct kabi weight in the mouth, with decently ripe yellowish and white fruit flavours at the front and middle, but building more colour towards the tail. Unspecial length, though. Very good, but not more. Perhaps better on 2nd day and warmer? Indeed, from a half, it is! Nose is more complex, with white melon, ripening peach, cherry blossom, nougat and honeyed notes. The mouth is layered and has had length added to it. The VG+ button is getting hit enough to show this bottle is pretty much like the nice one in March 2023. Closer to room temperature is the thing to observe here.

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