Decanter Fine Wine Encounter (The Landmark, London): Muted, medium minus intensity aromas of a little bitter orange and dried apricot. Sweet to the point of cloying on the palate - doesn't seem to have the acidity to support the residual sugar unfortunately.
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Split a glass over dessert. Light gold color. Feels a little thin and sweet with not all that much happening, pear, subtle spice. Good, but not memorable.
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Young w/ acidity. Bitingly fresh, but the appley tartness is balanced by pear & honeyed sweetness, w/ hints of white flowers & remarkable concentration & length.
Heady aromas of dried pear, honeyed apricot & candied orange peel, then delivers in a big way w/ full-bodied roundness & flavors of dried apricot, pear compote & vanilla custard. Complex & extremely elegant, it has great balance of sweetness and acidity.
Custardy oak dominates, lots of cream & ripe fruits; pear, peach & citrus. Palate w/ silky weight of honey is gorgeous, w/ toffee & cream, butterscotch richness & lots of that tea & tobacco character. Delightful acidity; burnt orange & a tough of grapefruit, & huge finish showing spice & delicious lushness, but poise.
Creamy, detailed nose. Sparky, concentrated, bright & fresh. Relatively light, very pure, w/ great finesse & a feeling of lightness & length.
Spicy aromas lead to candied citrus & clove flavors in this elegant dessert white. Moderately sweet, w/ bright acidity & fine length.
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Nose: Apricots, honey, botrytis, mango. Mouth: Quite viscous and smooth. Heavy on the apricots. Enough acidity to counterbalance the richness. There is a nice sourness in the midpalate, too.
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South or Sweet (Q2 wine party) (The Apartment): (Wine #6 - Sweet) Good acidity, nice pineapple flavors in this one, some caramel, should have tried with the coconut brigadiero I think. A nice mix-up with so many sauternes.
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Apple juice, apricot, mango and quite a lot of spicy grippy botrytis. Acid is only medium at most; without the botrytis grip this would be structurally quite poor. To really compete this needs more acid. Delicious but ultimately a little light and soft around the edges. 12.5%, $40/500ml.
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Ap: Clear dark golden yellow Ar: Apricot, honey and spices with a touch of burned sugar. Delicat use of oak. Good intensity. Full bodied, concentrated and great sugar-acidity balance. Good length
50+5+13+16+7
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Fantastic visit and tasting with Laszlo Meszaros of Tokaj Disznoko (Disznoko Tokay Hungary): 2007 was not a superb vintage, Laszlo explained. But I loved its mineral aspects - very pure and subtle in expression - before the palate yielded spice, orange rind, custard, pear and grapefruit. It was comparatively light to the 2006, which is a superior vintage and which we tasted after this. One taster, Norwegian wine writer Roger Kolbu, commented that he could finish a bottle of the 2007 but not the 2006. It may be so. 12.5% alcohol, 132 grams of r.s. and 7.2 grams of acidity per liter.
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Very nice, good balance, fresh, many flavours going on but not clashing. Lacks a little interest after a while - not sure why but tired of it quite rapidly in a way that never happens with a top notch sticky.
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Disznoko Tokaji wine tasting dinner (Dewa bateau, Jebel Ali Resort): Pronounced golden, very pronounced nose of honey, ginger cookies, apricot, dried stone fruits, nuts, complex. Sweet, medium acidity, white stone fruits such as peach this time, full bodied, some complexity already but noticeable less complex than 2002 vintage and yet less captivating.
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11/5/2022 - chatters wrote:
Decanter Fine Wine Encounter (The Landmark, London): Muted, medium minus intensity aromas of a little bitter orange and dried apricot. Sweet to the point of cloying on the palate - doesn't seem to have the acidity to support the residual sugar unfortunately.
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7/5/2022 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 90 Points
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7/9/2021 - platpeeps Likes this wine: 92 Points
Super combination of freshness fruit acidity and sweetness, yet fully mature, honeyed and complex.
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12/25/2018 - MrOctoberfest Likes this wine: 93 Points
Ample acidity is balanced by the perfect amount of sweetness. Pear, apricot and honey.
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6/13/2018 - wdlohr wrote: 87 Points
amber gold, syrupy and dense sweetness, hints of caramel, toffee, butterscotch. It's a different taste from my routine.
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4/14/2017 - Isaac L wrote: 90 Points
Dried pear, honey and more honey. Great with aged cheese.
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4/12/2017 - rocknroller wrote: 88 Points
Split a glass over dessert. Light gold color. Feels a little thin and sweet with not all that much happening, pear, subtle spice. Good, but not memorable.
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12/29/2016 - oropeza wrote: 86 Points
Peach and other summer fruits; a bit over-the-top sweet
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12/25/2016 - ljonas wrote: 93 Points
Combo of reviews:
Young w/ acidity. Bitingly fresh, but the appley tartness is balanced by pear & honeyed sweetness, w/ hints of white flowers & remarkable concentration & length.
Heady aromas of dried pear, honeyed apricot & candied orange peel, then delivers in a big way w/ full-bodied roundness & flavors of dried apricot, pear compote & vanilla custard. Complex & extremely elegant, it has great balance of sweetness and acidity.
Custardy oak dominates, lots of cream & ripe fruits; pear, peach & citrus. Palate w/ silky weight of honey is gorgeous, w/ toffee & cream, butterscotch richness & lots of that tea & tobacco character. Delightful acidity; burnt orange & a tough of grapefruit, & huge finish showing spice & delicious lushness, but poise.
Creamy, detailed nose. Sparky, concentrated, bright & fresh. Relatively light, very pure, w/ great finesse & a feeling of lightness & length.
Spicy aromas lead to candied citrus & clove flavors in this elegant dessert white. Moderately sweet, w/ bright acidity & fine length.
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11/29/2016 - hermesbach32 wrote: 90 Points
Klares, mittleres Goldgelb;
Sauberer, ausgeprägt intensiver Duft,
Aromen von Sultaninen, likörartiges Steinobst (z.B. Aprikose), Konfitüre,
Muskatnuss, Honig, Rauch, nasser Stein;
Süß, mittlere bis hohe Säure, voller Körper, langer Abgang,
Aromen im Geschmack von Rauch, Likör, gekochte bzw. marmeladige Früchte (Aprikose, Quitte);
Sehr gute Qualität
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5/14/2016 - wineaficionado Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nose: Apricots, honey, botrytis, mango. Mouth: Quite viscous and smooth. Heavy on the apricots. Enough acidity to counterbalance the richness. There is a nice sourness in the midpalate, too.
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2/12/2016 - nzinkgraf wrote:
Lots of apricot aromas. Does show some mouth-watering acid. Medium plus perhaps.
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2/7/2016 - partylikeakennedy wrote: 92 Points
Not as good as the 2008. Not as complex or nuanced. It's still fantastic and I'd bathe in it without shame, but hey...
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5/16/2015 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
South or Sweet (Q2 wine party) (The Apartment): (Wine #6 - Sweet) Good acidity, nice pineapple flavors in this one, some caramel, should have tried with the coconut brigadiero I think. A nice mix-up with so many sauternes.
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2/21/2015 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 92 Points
Honey color, not to sweet, very nice, a good mouthful.
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2/3/2015 - Harley1199 wrote:
Enofusión 2015; 2/2/2015-2/4/2015 (IFEMA - Madrid): I used to love this wine in the past.
A disappointment. Very short tokaj and also in a modern style, of a very light colour.
En el pasado me solía gusta este vino.
Una desilusión. Muy corto y también de corte moderno, de color ligero.
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12/9/2014 - Benj wrote: 89 Points
Apple juice, apricot, mango and quite a lot of spicy grippy botrytis. Acid is only medium at most; without the botrytis grip this would be structurally quite poor. To really compete this needs more acid. Delicious but ultimately a little light and soft around the edges. 12.5%, $40/500ml.
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10/1/2014 - Yagil wrote: 89 Points
Bordeaux 2000 tasting (The Traklin - new location): lovely quality aroma and sweet honey-comb flavours with notes of apple & apricot. well balanced, not too sweet.
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8/27/2014 - startinoz wrote:
Rich, complex, sweet flavours with good acidity to balance.
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3/23/2014 - admid wrote: 91 Points
Tasted at VINOSUS, Oslo, 18/3-14
Ap: Clear dark golden yellow
Ar: Apricot, honey and spices with a touch of burned sugar. Delicat use of oak. Good intensity.
Full bodied, concentrated and great sugar-acidity balance.
Good length
50+5+13+16+7
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3/3/2014 - PanosKakaviatos Likes this wine: 91 Points
Fantastic visit and tasting with Laszlo Meszaros of Tokaj Disznoko (Disznoko Tokay Hungary): 2007 was not a superb vintage, Laszlo explained. But I loved its mineral aspects - very pure and subtle in expression - before the palate yielded spice, orange rind, custard, pear and grapefruit. It was comparatively light to the 2006, which is a superior vintage and which we tasted after this. One taster, Norwegian wine writer Roger Kolbu, commented that he could finish a bottle of the 2007 but not the 2006. It may be so. 12.5% alcohol, 132 grams of r.s. and 7.2 grams of acidity per liter.
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12/25/2012 - mark_m_owen wrote: 88 Points
Very nice, good balance, fresh, many flavours going on but not clashing. Lacks a little interest after a while - not sure why but tired of it quite rapidly in a way that never happens with a top notch sticky.
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4/27/2011 - Barolo Raymond wrote: 88 Points
Disznoko Tokaji wine tasting dinner (Dewa bateau, Jebel Ali Resort): Pronounced golden, very pronounced nose of honey, ginger cookies, apricot, dried stone fruits, nuts, complex. Sweet, medium acidity, white stone fruits such as peach this time, full bodied, some complexity already but noticeable less complex than 2002 vintage and yet less captivating.
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