Lovely deep golden bronze color. Higher viscosity without being syrupy. Blood orange, persimmon, caramel, and honey, yet not overly sweet. Paired well with raspberries and chocolate dessert.
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Dense balanced and fruity. Marmalade jam orchard fruits tangerine and orange peal lead to a beautifully silky smooth lingering acidic sour finish, that lasts and lasts. Fantastic.
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Beautiful gold to bronze color. Mind-bending bouquet of pumice, tropical fruits (candied, dried, and fresh) citrus, persimmon, chalk, slate, steel, beeswax, incense, and baking spices. Bracing mouthfeel, far more grip than one might expect. Harmonious, layered, balanced, and long. Drank over three days and it was stunning on the second and third days. Still showing tremendous acid that bodes well for extended aging. Stalwart and luxurious! 95-96
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Funky when opened, needed 15-20 minutes to blow off. Nice acidity rounds out the semi-sweetness. Honey, caramel, licorice flavors. Not quite as sweet as a Sauternes, and other 5 Puttonyos wines have been sweeter. Very nice indeede
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S&E Wine Club - a night of 93+ red wines (Our House): A nice desert wine. Being a Sauternes fan, this did not have the strong thick pear, peach and apricots. The finish is moderate and returns to dry wine fairly quickly. Honey intially on the palate. Very dark yellow now - almost brown bronze.
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This is very enjoyable, a good entry tokaji that I got to share with a wine novice. Lots of orange apricot and a bit tropical as well. Good full body, bright acidity and some light floral notes. Good long finish. It is missing some umph and depth of a great tokaji, but this is very very good stuff. I'm sure it will continue to improve but I think that I will continue to focus on slightly higher market samples.
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12/8/2017 - ELH wrote: 92 Points
Lovely deep golden bronze color. Higher viscosity without being syrupy. Blood orange, persimmon, caramel, and honey, yet not overly sweet. Paired well with raspberries and chocolate dessert.
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6/26/2016 - rocknroller wrote: 90 Points
Monthly Tasting Group: Whites at Monello (Monello, Mpls, MN): Small taste. Tart orange, blood orange, citrus, good acid and texture. 90+pts.
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6/30/2015 - Poisey Likes this wine: 93 Points
Dense balanced and fruity. Marmalade jam orchard fruits tangerine and orange peal lead to a beautifully silky smooth lingering acidic sour finish, that lasts and lasts. Fantastic.
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12/2/2014 - Motz wrote: 95 Points
Beautiful gold to bronze color. Mind-bending bouquet of pumice, tropical fruits (candied, dried, and fresh) citrus, persimmon, chalk, slate, steel, beeswax, incense, and baking spices. Bracing mouthfeel, far more grip than one might expect. Harmonious, layered, balanced, and long. Drank over three days and it was stunning on the second and third days. Still showing tremendous acid that bodes well for extended aging. Stalwart and luxurious! 95-96
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6/3/2014 - cliffkol wrote: 89 Points
lots of caramel. made this slightly unbalanced; not enough acidity against the caramel. But still a totally fun evening with the wine.
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5/8/2014 - cliffkol wrote: 92 Points
Funky when opened, needed 15-20 minutes to blow off. Nice acidity rounds out the semi-sweetness. Honey, caramel, licorice flavors. Not quite as sweet as a Sauternes, and other 5 Puttonyos wines have been sweeter. Very nice indeede
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3/28/2014 - Rezy13 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Bring your best you paid under $100- double blind (Norcross, GA): Tawny core with large lighter orange yellow rim; orange marmalade, white raisin, honey, botrytis, apricot; medium + viscosity, tart, sweet but great acid; in a great place now.
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12/13/2013 - Zinlady wrote: 93 Points
Nice color. Not sweet. Easy to drink. Went perfect with apple tart that had currants, apricot glaze. At a very good stage. Enjoyable
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1/25/2013 - cab blends wrote: 90 Points
S&E Wine Club - a night of 93+ red wines (Our House): A nice desert wine. Being a Sauternes fan, this did not have the strong thick pear, peach and apricots. The finish is moderate and returns to dry wine fairly quickly. Honey intially on the palate. Very dark yellow now - almost brown bronze.
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12/8/2012 - johnnyo wrote: 92 Points
Amazing with Creme Brûlée Kim made for dessert.
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9/2/2012 - johnnyo wrote: 91 Points
Delicious wine! Notes of carmel, golden raisins, candied apricots and vanilla. Clean mouthwatering finish.
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5/31/2012 - AlexHop wrote: 93 Points
Good age now and really beautiful. Lasted for months in the fridge too.
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6/1/2010 - Easter Everywhere wrote: 90 Points
Very nice, intense, big rich, mouth-watering acidity, not overly complex but tasty
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7/8/2009 - geneswine wrote: 89 Points
This is a pretty good example of a Takaji, but not as enjoyable as some others in the same price range.
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3/30/2009 - KWC3141 wrote: 89 Points
This is very enjoyable, a good entry tokaji that I got to share with a wine novice. Lots of orange apricot and a bit tropical as well. Good full body, bright acidity and some light floral notes. Good long finish. It is missing some umph and depth of a great tokaji, but this is very very good stuff. I'm sure it will continue to improve but I think that I will continue to focus on slightly higher market samples.
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12/29/2004 - Eric wrote: 88 Points
Dinner at Brad Andonian's (Bellevue, WA, USA): Sweet botrytis on the nose with nice acid on the palate. Thick mouthfeel although light for a 5 Putt, quite mouthwatering.
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4/2/2004 - peternelson wrote: 90 Points
Clos l’Eglise: Woody, honey, but light and nutty, but fresh w/a’s, mix w/lemon; light in bod, nuts & honey.
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