Drank at Uncle Ned's OBTN, supplied by Mandy. Yellowish-gold in color. Nose of honey, peaches and quince. Fairly unctuous in weight but not fat or clunky, with exuberant amount of honey, apricot, quince & fig. Solid acidic core, great complexity & richness, and not too sweet. In fact, I'd call this off-dry. Loved this bottle!
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Wow! First of 12 wines served blind by our host Ken K tonight.....
Dark gold in the glass, oxidized nose.
Palate of sweet oak with a decidedly saline back palate. The perfect balance between salty and sweet. This was one of my wines of the night. I have never been the beneficiary of an old sweet Chenin like this before! It completely confused me.....
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Opened and poured. Deep yellow. Clean, unbotrytized orchard fruit. Medium body, not that glycerine for Chenin Blanc, and almost off dry rather than exceedingly sweet. Moelleux style wine, more rich than dessert level sweet. Reserved but excellent. I look forward to following this over the next 2 nights.
More liquoreux and high toned after being recorked overnight. Now more of a true dessert wine.
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Wow, bottle 2 was absurdly better than bottle 1 two months ago. The acid was perfect on this one balancing the richness, raisin, dried apricot, and big caramel. Beautiful; I get it now.
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NR because I’m just not a lover of sweet wines, even having tried plenty others of this tier. If rating, I’d give an 88-90. I would have liked more acid. Considerably better the next day and two days later, when it got a really nice caramel note. But I’d still take a good old Sauternes over this - it’s missing the pop (less acidity and maybe lack of botrytis?) I like there, and, to my palate, is thinner.
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At Troquet with Mark and Raj. This was the wine of the night. Perfect balance of sweetness and acidity, a magnificent golden color, lanolin on the nose, and clean chenin blanc notes (not so much the wet wool).
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DAY 1 👃Sweet apricot, tangerine, white flowers, varnish, & manuka honey. Beautiful and very expressive 👅Hits the tongue with honeyed sweetness and bright rich fruit leading the way. Acidity increases next followed by beautiful quince/apricot/tangerines. Finishes long with no unsavory bits. Everything in balance
The remaining wine was Slow Decanted
DAY 12 👃Just wow😮 Fruit, florals, varnish, and honey 👅Sweet rich apricot, smoky orange, honey, mango, varnish, grapefruit, quince, fig, sultanas.... Starts and ends with fruit. Savory in the mid palate. Lovely mouthfeel. Rich but not heavy
-This QdC was stellar and virtually identical on Days 1 and 12. This would likely stay great for much longer with Slow Decanting but I just couldn't hold off -This 2002 is in great form and I am sure another decade is going to be no problem with this level of acidity and balance
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Served chilled. Deep yellow-gold in colour. Nose of ripe mangoes, quince, brown turbindo sugar, and a touch of honey. Sweet and sour mangoes, ripe pineapples and apricots with bits of apple cider are noticed on palate; multi layered and sharp. Medium+ bodied with a long finish. Oh yeah, this is some good <bleep>.
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Deep golden and light orange tint I have not seen before. Pure yellow fruit with pear, light white apple, and quince driven wine with minerality and lightness on the palate with balanced and now relaxed acidity. Not too sweet, waves of rich fruit, delightful mouthfeel and good length. This bottle was a big after dinner hit and evaporated in 20 minutes. Moderately chilled, no decant. Hold 3-4 years.
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Deep orange-gold in color. Lifted classic aromas of orchard pit-fruits, quince paste, marzipan, yellow florals and minerals. Palate shows ripe and sweet crushed pear-peach-orange marmalade buttressed with terrific acidity and a long mineral and floral inflected finish. Very, very good and on point.
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Darker golden-orange; honey, nuts, excellent structure and acidity. NOtes lacking on this one. Interesting next to '89 Vouvray Moelleux Le Mont. DD at Akbar blind--Loire Whites.
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Really enjoyed this dessert wine. Great texture, richness, and powerful acidity. Nice balance of flowers, citrus, mango, mineral notes. Light-medium on the palate, this wine drinks effortlessly and has a very long finish. Terrific bottle!
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Perfectly-aged and very mineral-driven with delicious flavors of quince and white stones. Finishes smooth and layered with just the right touch of sweetness.
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I fully concur with Burg Mitch's TN yet my score is a bit less generous based on the current showing. I was surprised at the relative dryness/high acidity especially since it didn't seem that way in it's younger days but everything is here for LT ageing and I will keep my bottles deep in the cellar for at least another 5 years and definitely consume the 2000 first. If tempted to drink now I would more likely open one early in a meal with aps. rather then as a finale.
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Not as sweet as a typical QDC from Baumard, this had a bit of steely, nervosity with a firm acidic spine to balance the RS nicely giving this lift and cut I might expect from almost a Demi-sec. Otherwise typical QDC favor profile. Loved it and with its relatively high acidity this is a wine that could pair with a larger range of foods than a typical sweetie. This got sucked down quickly with 8 folks in attendance.
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Popped and poured with desserts. The wine has darkened a bit into a golden orange hue. The sweetness and acidity balance really well, so the wine isn't at all cloying. An excellent, but lighter, alternative to a Sauternes. Chenin Blanc from the Loire is so often overlooked, but they are great wines.
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A bit more caramel in color. Paired with sautéed calves liver. This is a winning wine and grand pairing. Just enough acid to cut the richness of the liver, not too sweet either. A finish that remains clean— not cloying. No need to hurry, but in a great spot if you have them.
Last of Several bottles. From a 750. No pox here. This was tight, acidic and fresh. Bright bright fruit. We describe this as pineapple juice on acid. Also liquid gummy bears. Think you get the picture here. Hard to not love this.
I’ve heard this vintage has had major premature oxidation problems. I’ve had other bottles of this that were oxidized. And others like this that were not. It’s a crap shoot.
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From 375. La Colombe in Montreal. This was an excellent bottle. Fresh, no asparagus undertone, luscious, good acidity, and a great match with foie gras in a light honey sauce.
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A very, very good showing for this wine. One could have simply sniffed it all night. On the palate, while sweet, it wasn't overly so. Clean. Plenty of cut to balance the acidity. This is in a nice place right now.
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Obviously a wine that had not been stored properly. Bought from Winebid.com and I have very poor luck buying there. They don't do a good job with establishing providence or current condition. The bottle didn't look right from the moment I opened the box. Oxidized and maderized. Exposed to some heat at some point in its life. Sad. I had an excellent bottle a few years back.
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Geynale study (Chicago, IL): This wine can be hit or miss sometimes, but this bottle was a hit. The nose has a bit of a wooly quality, followed by some dried stone fruit flavours and maybe something that reminds me of cantaloupe? The palate is moderately sweet, and there's an oily texture overall, which in a correlated manner tells you that the acidity here is relatively low. Indeed, I like my sweet wines with a little more cut, but this isn't so heavy and thick that it truly needs that acidity to cut it.
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Another disappointing 2002, which drank so well in the immediate years after release. I opened a bottle last year and thought it may have been flawed, but unfortunately this was no better.
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Certainly a nice bottle, but does not strike me as particularly complex. From a half bottle, and it seemed ever the slightest bit oxidized, so it may not have been a great bottle.
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This bottle seemed surprisingly tired. Not sure if it is simply nine years older than last time I tried it or if this was an off bottle. I opened a 2010 immediately after to compare, and it was closer to what I remember from my previous times drinking the 2002. Fresher, lighter. That said, two out of six people at the table preferred the 2002 over the 2010.
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Not quite as magical or complex as the last bottle, but still delightful. For one thing, the balance of this wine is stunning - its sweetness perfectly offset by crisp acidity. There is an abundance of strawberry and apricot on the nose, with the apricot carrying over faithfully on the palate, along with pineapple. The wine is fairly full-bodied, and the length is long. A great way to celebrate the World Cup victory of les bleus.
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What more could one want in a dessert wine? Perhaps more depth? Maybe, but this has just the right balance between fruit and acidity and is quite light on its feet. Could it be more "profound?" Perhaps. But for sheer enjoyment this is a winner. So much preferred by guests to the Delesvaux SGN 2000 consumed in the same evening.
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Brilliant golden core. Peach, strawberry, verbena and saffron on the nose. Sweet, yet perfectly balanced out by bracing, Riesling-like acidity. Medium-bodied. Mostly peach and apricot upfront, turning to lychee, granny smith, followed by mint and oolong tea on the finish. Very long length, with a lingering taste of pure apricot. A lovely reminder of why one should drink more sweet wine.
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The nose and palate are as if somebody "cuvéed" a Moelleux Vouvray with a Spatlese Riesling. There's the familiar apricot and pear with ginger of Vouvray, with some peach, apple, tropical fruit, and mineral from Riesling. It's sweet, but not cloying because of the relatively strong acidity. Quite interesting!
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nice bottle and label, natural cork; wine is light canary yellow, with beautiful nutty notes alongside with honey, peach and pineapple; as someone else stated previously, this is like a light Sauternes, still fresh after 15 years, with a long finish. Drinking beautifully now, and I wouldn't mind trying it again in a decade.
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From memory. See Java’s notes from the night. Sweet n not cloying. Stone fruits. Long finish. No sharp edges. Nice glycerin mouthfeel. Great end to a night of superlative wines. Big fan of this style.
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DoubleD Fest (Carlsbad, California): 12.5% alcohol. Clear light yellow color. Lovely notes of orange peel, honeycomb, jasmine, allspice. Like a light sauternes, but not as sweet or as unctuous. Has enough hidden acidity to provide nice definition. Delicious. Perhaps not fair to lump this wine with all the red wines in the voting, at the end of a long evening when some of us were barely standing.
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Deep yellow in color. Fabulous aromas of quince jelly, toasted almonds, citrus and honey. A rich and viscous palate reveals sweet, citrus poached pear and quince marmalade, almond milk, excellent acidity and a long honeyed finish. Superbly balanced, drinking well.
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Light golden color. Pure honey/citrus aromas. Full bodied, quite sweet, a beacon of orange more than pear fruit, botrytis, and crisp balancing acidity. Lovely poise and length. Utterly winning dessert wine that is drinking at or near its peak.
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Popped and poured. Light gold color. Fantastic flavors of apricots, orange marmalade, lemon tartness, and moderate acid. Perfect pairing with crepes Suzette, playing the orange liqueur in the dessert off of the orange marmalade in the wine. Still very healthy with years of good drinking ahead.
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Not as strong a showing in some ways than the previous bottle (or maybe my palate has just changed a bit). Still notes of quince, pear, somewhat longish finish. For lack of a better word, dusty notes at the end. Pretty wine.
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2002 DOMAINE des BAUMARD QUARTS des CHAUME- 750 ml.; made from botrytised Chenin Blanc, this creamy and rich and flavourful sweetie shined brightly; the nose had some tropical and fresh floral aromas along with some lemon and lime; additionally, some sweet pineapple joined in the taste profile; there was major acidity underlying throughout; it was so good, I had more than one sip and made a note to open up another one soon.
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375 ml. Copper color with significant oxidation. Decanted and then immediately poured (which I find helps this wine). Beautiful pear, maple and almond bouquet. Voluptuous mouth feel – very viscous. Supercharged pear and honey with nutty almond notes. Full body. Medium acidity. Decadently long finish. Tremendous fruit presence, but not as layered as some of the Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume vintages I have had. Still, an excellent wine that would pair very well with blue cheese or crème brulee. I love serving this wine with grilled peaches, a touch of balsamic vinegar and a good vanilla bean ice cream.
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Gold color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of honeysuckle, almonds and creme brûlée. Flavors of lemon drops, honey and pears. Medium acidity, full bodied. Drink or hold.
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This has developed very nicely indeed! Honey, pineapple, glue, cigar. Complex nose. Has taken on weight over the last 5 years. Sweet attack, balanced mid palate with a typical fresh chenin blanc acidity underneath. Long finish. Baumard old school! His style has changed today.
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This is still going strong. Showing some signs of evolution, as the fruit is expressing more baked flavors (baked apricots, peaches, oranges). Although this is evolving it still seems it can go on for quite some time, as the acidic backbone still cuts through the honeyed flavors, keeping this incredibly fresh. Lengthy finish. Will revisit in5-10 years.
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Out with friends (Scarecrow, Jonata, 7 Stones, Kutch, Rhys, Baumard) (University Circle): Pop and pour, this was served at about 52F. It had been some time since I opened a bottle and all my prior bottles were 375's. Patience was rewarded. This is stunning right now. This is why you age sweet Chenin. Golden in color. The nose has oranges, honey, minerals and canned peaches. On the palate, It is slightly sweet, but that has faded a bit with age. In its place is a complex and layered collection of candied oranges, honey and a nice minerals streak. Great balance. Long finish. Nice to know I have a couple more of these.
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Nice showing. Pungent aromatically with orange fruits, eucalyptus and honey, and with enough acidity to make the wine feel well balanced on the palate. Long and intense. Very good in this style.
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Enjoyed this recently after a wine dinner courtesy of Tim Wallace of the Wine Vault in Charlotte NC. An unbelievably good, not overly sweet / not cloying and mature Loire Valley chenin blanc that at the average CT price is a fantastic QPR wine. In a very good drinking window and probably not a lot more improvement to be expected with aging but definitely intense enough to have at least a decade of life left with proper cellaring. Dark amber, very smooth, well balanced, full bodied, not cloying or jammy at all with a delicious very long lingering aftertaste. Nose warm and deep with honey, honeysuckle, burnt sugar and spices. Flavor profile consisted of well balanced honey, caramel, raisins, warm cooking spices and melted butter. Highly recommend this wine if you can find it.
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Medium deep to deep gold, luscious nose of caramel, honey, flan - not too heavy on palate, with excellent acidity and length, with some "doughy" weight on the sides- mouth-filling flavours also present a titch of burnt sugar - v good acidity keeps it all honest - delish.
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Really amazing dessert wine! Drank over two days with the satisfying results. It was sweet without being cloying. It possessed wonderful mouth-feel, purity, and a sense of its origins. Tasted of honey, yellow fruits, and caramel. We've had it in the cellar for a very long time and it was still fresh and delicious.
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Saturday night with friends (Aperitif RVC): Lovely unctuous body. Short finish at first, in time it spread out and showed less overt honey. This was nice with cheeses but was a delight to sip on its own even after all the evening's food and wine.
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entering early maturity, should go for a long time. Ample acidity to add cut to the moderately high levels of sweetness. Note to self: Let remaining bottles rest
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This wine is really fine, sweet apricot in the nose. Flavors of stone fruit, viscous but now cloying, marmalade with a nice acidity to balance and finish the wine. Many years remain.
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Light golden. Gorgeous yellow apple and bright citrus with an overlay of honey. Pungent fruit, great acidity, caressing texture. A great dessert wine without a doubt.
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Drinking fine from 375; no signs of excessive age. Plumps and thickens the second day, showing more suguary heft and lusciousness. Just 12.5% abv, in contrast to the great sweet wines to the south and west. Drink or hold.
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This seemed light and almost fading a bit. I can't believe that but it was still quite fine, just not unctuous or mouthcoating like I remember. This was open in the reefer for a night before I tried it. Very much a tropical wine, sweet apricot, papaya and tangerine notes with pumpkin pie spice on the finish. Dried up a bit on the finish, not at all mouthcoating, but still long in the finish. Just long and dry, not long and thick. I wonder if this should be consumed in the next 3-5 years? Not at all oxidized or baked, so my concern would be just due to it aging and becoming unbalanced. Drink any time.
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Friday Night Double Blind Tasting $40+ (Bin 75): Light golden to rim; tons of honeyed golden apple, apricot, ripe peach; sweet palate, honeycomb, sugary, good acid, not Riesling but high acid varietal, botrytis, cleansing finish; delicious.
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Two words can fully describe this half bottle-ridiculously delicious! Light golden color. Shining purity of very lightly botrytized fruit expressed as pineapple and orange. Moderately sweet but not sugary or syrupy in the least. Snappy acidity keeps it incredibly fresh even out of this smaller format. Gorgeous, lingering, completely harmonious finish. A great dessert wine. All of my notes have been completely consistent with this impression, and in a regular sized bottle, this should easily go on for another 10-15 years due to its balance.
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Very light on its feet, not too sticky nor cloying. Candied pineapple and light apricot notes, not in a drippy, sweet way, more lithe. Viscous tangerine, green apple, and apricot notes with a characteristic trace of mustiness on the palate. Remains very light, yet very long into the finish.
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A little sweet for my taste, but well balanced and delicious. From 375, PNP. Candied pineapple in spades, with flower petals and other nuances lurking in the background. I imagine these will probably age for decades.
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Wonderful PNP after a great dinner and multiple desserts I expected sweeter but actually more like a really good Riesling with sweet white fruits but also some bracing acid and I love that tension between sweet and acid
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An evening with friends (Val and Ron's): From a 375. This showed well on pop and pour. Our host who doesn't like sweet wine enjoyed this (had a second pour). Golden in color. The nose is pretty with apricots, burnt orange peel and minerals. On the palate, much of the sweetness has faded. Not quite dry, but just a perception of the sweetness that we there in its youth. It matched quite well with a peach cobbler.
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The Wines of Florent Baumard (Domaine Wine Storage - Chicago, IL): I hadn't had this since 2010, and it was still holding steady. Great flavors of pineapple, lemons, limes, lychee, and peaches. I only had a small taste of this, but the acidity was there. Everything seemed in a good place.
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Tasting with Florent Baumard (Chicago, IL): There's a bit of malt on the nose of this one, along with some mushroomy funk. The palate is still quite sweet and fruity, but the back end shows a bit of dried shiitake mushroom, which I commonly associate with oxidized wines. There's acidity, but the freshness has long since passed into history. Perhaps in an awkward phase, this needs more time to develop more secondary and tertiary characteristics.
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Would have rated 100 points but, no wine is perfect… Out of the bottle the wine showed a wonderful deep golden yellow hue (24ct) with over tones of pink. Nose is dense and full with lots going on, high notes of butterscotch and vanilla bean, soft lemon, honeysuckle, followed by finger dripping juicy sweet pear. Every sniff showed a new element, was always evolving and never got tired. Couldn't put the glass down. Palate is full, dense, lush and creamy with hints of minerality through to the finish. Yellow Peach, hints of fresh cut pineapple, ripe pear, field apples, white honey, baked sugar and cream. It’s all here. Underlying balanced acidity running through to the finish keeps this wine fresh. Long Finish.... Don’t know how this could be better with more or less of something or nothing. A Great Wine. Purchased from retail store and consumed without food at 40-45. Drinking window now – 15 years… Na zdrowie…6 more bottles in the box… : )
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Special Friend in Town (Sons and Daughters, San Francisco): Half bottle. Light golden. Just a bit of honey but mostly apple and pear. Little evident botrytis in the mouth, not too sweet, medium weight, great focus and purity of fruit, lovely crisp acidity. Uncommonly refreshing dessert wine with lift and vibrancy rather than viscosity.
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My expectations for Baumard QdC are admittedly quite high, and while this strikes the balance structurally (excellent acidity and lightness), it is a bit muted on fruit and lacking the savory/spicy/perfumed goodness that I hope for. Lots of botrytis and the sweetness is well balanced. Hopefully, the flavor will come around with time.
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From 375mL over 3 nights with the best depth and complexity on day 2. Honeyed nose with deep peach and tropical flavors and a good mineral and acid backbone to balance... the residual sugars gave it great length but were not overbearing. Incredible wine!
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Really beautiful right now with nice acidity to balance the sweet peach, apricot and pineapple. This wine is always the proper amount of sweet without being syrupy.
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CT Texas V - North Dallas Forty and then some; 5/3/2013-5/5/2013 (McKinney, North Dallas, TX): This may have suffered from being served at the same time as the memorable Trimbach SGN. Still it is a great package with a nose of candied lemon rind, peach, honey, and pineapple. On the palate, peach, yellow pear, spice, honey, apricot. Finishes with nice acidity to balance it out.
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From 375. Lots of sugar, but medium sweet because of the excellent acidity. Fruit no longer primary but profile around peach, with good minerality and a touch of honey. nice wine, drinking ell but no hurry.
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Half bottle. Medium golden. Pure yellow pear fruit with very little botrytis. Medium weight and moderate sweetness balanced by excellent acidity. Tremendously long aftertaste. Our guests commented about how light and refreshing it is compared to many dessert wines, and I couldn't agree more. Not an oozy, syrupy late harvest wine, but delicious in a more understated way.
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Honey, herbal notes, ripe apricot and nice vibrant fruit and acidity with a little pineapple notes in there. Very long finish. Excellent and full of character.
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Golden yellow color. Lemon zest, honey, orchard pit fruits, quince paste and minerals flood the olfactory senses. The palate balances the lemon curd, tea, sweet orchard fruit marmalade and honey with a strong backbone of minerals and acidity.
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This wine is closest to being great of any I've imbibed. Impeccable balance of massive acidity and a sensation of richness that resolves into actual sweetness only as the wine passes your back saliva glands. Great depth, layers of complexity, and reverberating intensity that penetrate the gums like novacaine. Yes, there is some stone fruit, a touch of honey, etc., but this wine is about sensation more than taste, overwhelming your expectations with intensity and mu;ti-dimensionality. Not the most polished, but engaging, powerful, romatnic: Beethoven in a glass.
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Dinner for my personal anesthesia team (Our house. Denver, CO): Crazily expressive nose with a mélange of tropical and pitted fruits with wet stones and lemon zest in there as well. Definitely sweet with layered persistent fruit which never gets cloying or heavy as it meets up with a line of mineral acidty. Still young. Amazing.
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Deep golden color. Mango and honey on the nose. Medium body, slightly viscous mouthfeel. Bright fruit on the attack; not so much mid-palate but a vibrant acidity, which ensures the sugar never surfeits, ushers in the lengthy finish, culminating with a pleasant bitterness.
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Tasted non blind at a wine dinner. Opened and served immediately. Followed over about 30 minutes. Served from 375ml format.
Dark yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of anise, honeysuckle and spice. Flavors of honey, soaked pears and nuts. Drink or hold. I'd hold. Seems to be in a little bit of a transition phase.
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"Clos" dinner chez Rasoul (Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind – from 375ml. No formal notes. Sweet, honey, candied mango, long finish, solid acidity. Well balanced. Drink or hold. Excellent.
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I love this wine. Hadn't had one lately and this was from a 375. Nose of honey, pears, and floral notes. Viscous. Sweet but not cloying. Great acidity. complex. Long finish. Love it.
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Half bottle. Light amber. Wonderful piquant apricot and citrus. Honeyed yet shot through with vibrant acidity. Great layering and length. At an excellent juncture for drinking from this small format.
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Someone cracked a bottle of this late in the evening at WTOD tasting tonight - this was young but great structure as well as acidity - well balanced and while Young this was well balanced and a pleasure to drink - high note yellow fruit -tropical and exciting -worth following.
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Last bottle of 2002 but it went for a good cause -- wine group dinner at Two Chefs with special guest Janet Viader. I love these Loire dessert wines -- sweet but not cloying and over-extracted
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Brown Bag Wine Dinner at Two Chefs - Double Blind; 11/1/2011-11/2/2011: - Yellow gold color with fast forming legs. It's in total harmony with a full body. Bright texture with a long finish - Bob's DESSERT! I CORRECTLY IDed as BAUMARD QUARTS de CHAUME. Yea, for me! I thought it the 05' not the 02.
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They should have sent a poet to describe this wine. It's special juice. A very long finish including thin honey with lots of acidity to balance the sweetness. Very enjoyable on its own.
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Feels fresh and lively. Nose of kumquat, tangerine and a bit of dried apricot, unabashedly sweet but not cloying flavors of ripe apricot, tangerine, molasses and a long finish. Acidity is there but well integrated. Seems like it could go on but maybe it us best before oxidation sets in. Finishes quite long.
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Savory nose with a hint of honeysuckle. Crisp acidity, with an underpinning of pineapple - just a lovely wine that paired nicely with assorted cheese and poached pear.
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North American Pinot Dinner (Ris Restaurant): This was delicious as always, but just a bit more delicate or less open than my preference. Lots of pineapple and pear, delicious, good acid to hold it upright.
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Wine Club: Epic Syrah Smackdown (The Abarnment): Wow, this is great stuff. The beauty of this is in the lack of over-ripeness - it doesn't drink so much like a dessert wine as a very ripe table wine with great acidity. Pears for days. Gorgeous balance.
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Dinner at Lotus of Siam (Lotus of Siam, Las Vegas): A very youthful Quarts de Chaume, but already showing incredible depth and balance. Initially the wine had some really funky chenin blanc tones, but that quickly blew off. Really lovely nose of honey, pineapple, and herbs mingle with lovely white floral tones. Superb balance and acidity rounds out this classy effort. Worth decanting or saving for another 3-5 years.
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The nose is honey and fresh summer air with lychee. The palate has incredible acidity and balanced apricot sweetness. I love the flowers, extreme ripe apples, and botrytis the palate delivers. The finish is very very long and delicious. Overall, I would prefer Sauternes from a good year, but these are a different animal. Delicious wine, and worth the coin in my opinion. My non-wine geek friends loved it as-well.
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Father's Day w '90 Lagrange, '89 Cordeillan Bages, '02 Baumard QdC & '02 Guiraud (Monterrey, Mexico): This is a beauty of a wine! As long as one does not commit the mistake of having it alongside thicker, more concentrated dessert wines (like I have made before). Light, crisp and refreshing, this beauty's nose is the essence of dried pinapple,lemon and a mineral streak. In the palate it is medium bodied, light and offering a beautiful, crisp acidity. Long and flavorful, this paired great with
Este vino es una belleza! Mientras uno no cometa el error de tomarlo junto con un vino de postre más pesado, dulce y concentrado (como yo he hecho erróneamente antes). Ligero y refrescante, la nariz de este gran vino son de piña deshidratada, limas y minerales molidos. En boca es ligero, con acidez marcada y deliciosa. Terminado largo y con mucho sabor. Combinó perfecto con
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Wine Club (Bowling Green, OH): After listening to my friends rave about this bottle, I've finally found a Loire dessert wine that really gets along with my palate! Medium sweetness, good acid, super-elegant, no pears in sight. A little like a Sauternes with less heat. The Tokaji was the lovable but obnoxious drunk guy at a dive bar, while this is wearing a suit and tie at a classy restaurant. Great stuff.
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Wonderful nose, strong honey & apples (apple juice?). Very sweet and opulent on the palate, mouthcoating honey flavors with little hints of the Chenin "wet wool" flavor in the background. My only worry is that there isn't enough acidity to balance the sweetness but what do I know? Needs more itme in the cellar for sure.
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PAWS Tasting (Tria Fermentation School): honey, peach, and apricot, with a medium(+) finish. nice acidity balances out the sugar perfectly. lovely, as always.
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Medium dark yellow/greenish colour. Overripe apples, candied pineapple, a bit of caramel and a drop of acacia honey in the nose. Medium heavy, not in the league of PIerre Bise and the other sugar knights, from a sweetness perspective, but very elegant and multilayered mouthfeel. As always, very good acidity in Chenin Blanc and especially in Baumard. I believe there are better Quart de Chaumes, but Baumard is always a safe bet.
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A couple Pinots, A bunch of Spatlese, and QdC and a Port walked into a tasting: A disappointing showing of this wine. It really was either vacant or shut down completely. Prior bottles and prior vintages lead me to guess the later. It has a nice acidity, good body, sweet and not cloying, but really not showing much fruit. Slight apricot notes. From a 375, but I will let my remaining bottles wait for a while at this point.
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Celebration for the CHaIR Lab (Our house. Denver, CO): Closed at first, but was singing within 15 minutes. Lots going on aromatically but is almost magical on the palate with its stony almost ethereal brilliance underlying rich complex persistent flavors. This is all about texture.
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Open That Bottle Night at St. Jacques, Raleigh, NC. Youthfully green-tinged in color, this wine showed a very tropical side tonight with boatloads of mangoes and pineapples. Horseradish like botrytis is evident as well. On the finish the acidity is laser sharp. Clearly one of the finest Baumard QdC wines ever produced but it will take a decade or more to show the true potential here. Easily has 30 years of prime drinking ahead of it. Would have been seen as the superstar of the evening if not for what it was paired against. 50+13+13+9+9= 94+
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Dark gold, almost apple juice-like colour. Apricot preserves, fig, pineapple, honey, wet stones and newly sawed wood. Very complex and viscous. The nose is a little muted and I'm suspecting that this is in a dumb phase. A very prudential finish and tons of complexity. This has evolved rather nicely and the secondary flavors of wood and wet stones are starting to come through. A wonderful effort from my favorite winemaker in the Loire - Laurnet Baumard. This is not the '05, nor the '95, however, a classic late-harvest Chennin Blanc. Drink 2012 - 2025.
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From a half bottle. Opened by mistake as I thought I had a '97 in my hands. This appears to be even more closed at this stage compared to a year ago. It took 3 days for the wine to open up and the acidity to soften. There is great material underneath, but still very primary. The acidity is great and the concentration is superb, so it is a matter of time before this really unfolds. But on night 3 this was very advanced aromatically with good depth and length on the palate. Wait another 3-4 years. This is 93 today, but has tremendous upside potential.
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Deep straw gold. Gentle enveloping botrytized nose with cinnamon, candied flowers, and faintly sweaty fur. Calm, cold and stony palate feel, but the flavors do stick to all surfaces of the mouth. Considerably more evolved than a recently tasted 2003 but I'm not sure it's any better, at least at the moment.
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City Line Church Thailand Team Wine Tasting I - NoVA (Northern Virginia): gotta keep looking for more of this -- it is the most consistently delicious experience... especially in light of the price point. quince, tropical fruit, apricot, nutmeg. sweet, but not a hint of cloying -- in perfect balance. long finish.
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Quarts des Chaumes es un vino de postre diferente a otros má populares como Sauternes. Más ligero, jugoso y etéreo, ofrece notas delicadas de durazno y chabacano. Termina con una acidez refrescante. Uno puede tomar mucho de este vino sin empalagarse. Muy bueno.
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Semi-Blind Whites (Our House -- Philadelphia): This is tremendous. I do not know how the 02 ranks alongside the 95 or 05 (which I have in the cellar) but this is just a delight. Not too heavy. Not too sweet. Great citrus, apricot, honeyed nuts. Maybe a tad bitter which is the only nit. Great concentration. The acidity and mineral notes melded beautifully. The finish was incredibly long. This is one of those wines that you taste for minutes and minutes after sipping and if there were not other wines to taste, you could still taste this for 10+ minutes.
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Semi-Blind White Wine Tasting (Casa Roberts): I *just* reloaded on these but continue to drink them every occasion I get. My God I love this stuff. quince, peach, apricot, honey, nutmeg, with a smooth sweetness -- very sweet, but not thick or cloying. an incredible acidity makes this smooth as can be. Not the highest score I gave at this tasting, but my favorite of the wines... LONG finish -- basically you keep experiencing this until you get lured in to another sip. 6 bottles left in the cellar and I'm already looking for more...
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Pretty good, but I agree with others on the hold comment. This wine will be better in another 3-5 years. Plenty of acid here to hold everything together.
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G6 (Rick): Yellow color. Citrus nose. Tastes of lemon, lime, orange and tangerine. Citrus finish with a slight sourness. From the last few bottles, it seems to have shutdown and is going through a very awkward period. Hold.
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Oh, this is so young that I have a tough time guessing how great this could turn out to be. Rather lightweight, compared to the recent '96 and '97, I am sure this will gain weight with time. Sparkling acidity, which reminds me of a young riesling. A lot of quince and tropical fruits on the palate. It is drinking fine today, but I am going to put away my two other bottles for a long time. 91-95
Price paid: $30ish for a half-bottle Would I buy again? Yes (would absolutely buy it for $45 or less for a big bottle)
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Another beautiful bottle of this wine. The nose had a bit more yeasty/cheesy element than I remember, but this wine again delivered with lovely fruit purity is a precise, liner style. Can age forever. (92+)
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Wow. Popped and poured, and the nose was nearly impossible to figure out at first. Initially, I got a whiff of wet cardboard, and was worried this might be corked. Thankfully, it blew off right away, and was supplanted by honeysuckle, orange, and a touch of bile. Bizarre.
On the palate, this was a masterpiece. A rush of sweet melon and rich honey march through the mid-palate, but are kicked to the curb by a fresh, zesty blast of lemon on a finish that goes on and on. Remarkable.
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Yummy. Quince, honey, apricot, truffle oil -- once again I was shocked how much was there on the nose and the palate. A more subtle dessert wine, this is very sweet, but not intensely sugary. This is a great, great wine that will be appreciated by novices looking for straight-forward 'yum' and experts looking for more complexity alike. This has a long life ahead of it, but I am drinking them too fast!
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Sweet honey, stone fruit and flowers on the nose. Full bodied and unctious with glycerin galore, the palate was round and long, with less zip than the 05, but bitter melon, ripe pear, peach, honey, and orange rind. Finish was long. Delicious wine!
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wow... great wine. quince, honey, marmalade, truffles, apricot, pineapple, mango -- its all in there and more. not too thick finish goes for some time (not as long as the rieussec from the same evening. the quince and truffle/honey flavors made me wish i had some manchego... mmm...
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My first try of a Chenin Blanc dessert wine and wow, is this stuff fantastic or what!?! A great sweet wine that soars to the top of my charts for stickies with a wonderful tropical profile framed by a creamy texture that coats your tongue. Fantastic on it's own and great with a cheese platter or just about anything else. We loved this wine and will most certainly be searching for more.
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Loire tasting (Michaels appartment): Brilliant golden amber color. Exotic fruits and some spicy nuances on the nose. Dried fruit, raisin and apricot, and some ripe pineapple on the palate. Pure nectar with good fill and superb balance between the sweetness and acidity. Very elegant and hangs long in the mouth.
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G7 (Jeff): Grapefruit, pear, pear, lime and honey. Possessing a steely minerality. Full bodied. Rich and complex on the finish. Not the best showing tonight compared to other times I've had this wine.
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Tasted March 8, 2008. Opened and served immediately. Yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of honey, apricot and lychee carries right through to the palate with an added flavors of light and sweet cherry. Medium to vibrant acidity, medium body. Drink or hold.
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12.5% alcohol. golden honey color. creamy white peach on the nose, with ripe apricot and honey. crisp, yet full and rich and explosive with luscious honey, orange peel, spicy pineapple and minerals. the sweetness and acidity are perfectly balanced with a rich, honeyed finish. it got better after being opened for an hour, so i imagine this needs a few more years to show what it really can do.
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aging nicely. color has deepened to a gold, flavors have grown up to honeyed figs, melon quince and the perfect slash of acidity on the finish. great depth and intensity of flavor. somethin' else. day 2 - spiced pears added to the mix and the finish is beautiful. flavors have melded perfectly on day 2.
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light amber straw color, ripe fruits of peach, cameo apple and a touch of banana, refreshing acidity coupled with amber honey sweetness and smokiness. a long persistent finish. nearly perfect.
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Medium gold. Lime, nectarine and honey. Lovely richness and precision. A touch of spice as well. A lovely sweet wine that has both laser focus and a generous personality. Thanks Carl! (94+)
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From .375ml, this is simply a stunning sweet wine. Liquid spiced pears with additional layers of complexity present. An unctious wine with bright acidty and a rediculously long finish. I'm so glad I have a few more to enjoy and can't wait to see what becomes of this wine with age.
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Christmas Eve dinner with family. Delicious, showing more of a red apple flavor profile than previous bottles tasted. White honey and pear as well. Refreshing acidity. Nice texture.
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Pale straw in color and unforgiving on the nose. Warming the glass with my hands, I was able to coax lychee and pineapple. A lovely mix of tropical fruits that all enjoyed. I think that the wine is in a bit of a "dumb" phase, perhaps it shall slumber a few years before another is opened.
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All sorts of fresh sweet fruits on the palate. Honey and succulent very crisp. Very smooth and sweet. I would have scored this higher if it was more open on the nose.
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Dinner at Home (Byfield, MA): Beautiful light golden color with nose of orange rinds and honey. Palate reveals same with some apricot and spice. Good mouthfeel without being syrupy. Nice acidity to balance the gentle sweetness with a long finish. Served with a selection of cheeses.
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Tasted August 17, 2007 at a SWILL offline. Opened and served immediately. Identical to my last tasting. Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of oranges, almonds and tropical fruits. Flavors of oranges, tropical fruits and honey. Hold.
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12.5% (Tasted 13-May-2007) Opened the previous night. Pale, clear golden colour; nose of flint, honey (or honey suckle), spice, perhaps an earthy note as well; pleasant, cottony mouth feel (flocculent), with nice sweetness and some lemon.
Long and well integrated finish; very clean and balanced. I can’t ask for any feature of this wine to be either enhanced or muted. Personally I would prefer to drink this wine in the summer and Sauternes in the winter.
WS rated this at 97. I can say that this wine is ethereal and angelic.
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Tasting Group Dinner (Jeff's House): Rich, racy, concentrated flavors of pink grapefruit and watermelon. Crisp, zesty acidity nicely balances the fruit and sweetness. Delicious and refreshing. Still yery young.
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Pears. Nice mid palate complexity. Pretty floral finish. Good acidity. Much lighter mouth feel and concentration than I remember in the past. Almost tasting like a dry wine.
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Beautiful light golden color with nose of orange rinds and honey. Palate reveals same with some apricot and spice. Good mouthfeel without being syrupy. Nice acidity to balance the gentle sweetness with a long finish. Served with honeydew melon and blackberries. This pretty much blew me away.
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This wine is just soo delish! Succulent, sweet without any cloying sweetness on the finish. I will be hard pressed not to drink these up over the next decade. Those that like dessert wines should seek a bottle as it blows by most sauternes in my opinion.
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What a unique animal. The wine is nearly the color of California hills in the late summer. It has a nose of orange marmalade and with hints of coconut. The wine also tastes of coconut with grapefruit and other citrus flavors without the cloying sweetness of some Sauternes and TBA's. I have been working on this for a week, keeping it under refrigeration and vacu-vin, and it seems as good as when I first opened it. Dessert Chenin Blanc, good stuff, Maynard. I am tickled I bought a case of this and 3 bottles of the 2003.
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Golden color. Great nose of beeswax and honey, candied orange peel, applesauce, petrol. Penetrating acidity on the tongue, followed by waxy, mouthcoating waves of beeswax, apricot, honey, citrus. Wonderfully balanced, with a long finish. This is just sensational and definitely one of my favorite dessert wines.
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Brilliant wine. Light yellow-orange color. Sweet, but a nice firm backing of acid kept it well framed-in and not at all cloying. Lots of quince, peaches, and melon fruits on both the nose and palate, plush texture along with oodles of lush tropical fruit and some creamy honey and beeswax.
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Out of 375 ml. Not as crisp as the bottles I've had previously, but whoa! The botrytis is really singing. Mango, pear, honey, and minerals, and petrolly-botrytis. The more this sits in the glass the more complex it gets. The finish on this wine is endless... Used 1/2 this bottle to make some kick-ass apple pie. Wow!
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Tasted October 14, 2006 at win’s 40th birthday party. Opened and served immediately in a Riedel restaurant series white wine glass. Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of oranges, almonds and exotic tropical fruits. Flavors of oranges, tropical fruits and a little dash of honey. Perfectly balanced. Slamming good wine although not as good as my previous tastings. Hold.
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quick note from memory: more unctuous than the last time we had this. still needs time as flavors and textures are not integrated. thick, delicious with a wonderful streak of acidity. looking forward to tasting this over the next couple decades. still a stunning wine. *****
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From 375. Delicious. Complex, rich without being cloying. A myriad of flavors. Don't drink this too cold, as the flavors exhibit themselves more fully as the wine warms up.
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Carrollton, TX OL (Amici's): Golden lemon yellow with the scent of honeysuckle and vanilla that truly coated one’s mouth. Had very complex flavors of pineapple, peaches and apricots with toasted honey in the background. Some botrytis? Loved this wine.
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Absolutely beautiful wine. Layers and layers of pear, peach and honey, all supported by great minerality and acidity. Nothing cloying or clumsy here, very elegant and balanced with a long, long rainwater/citrus finish. Drinking so nicely so young out of a 375 ml bottle, i am looking forward to slowly (very slowly) working my way through the 6-pack of 750s over the years.
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On the nose, bountiful aromas of fig, orange juice concentrate, mango, sauteed pear, and a slight nuttiness........hazelnut? The first sip blasts you with an up front searing acidity, but to tell the truth, it isn't overwhelming because as soon as it hits, it gracefully melts away into flavors of lemon meringue pie, pineapple, peach, and mango sorbet. Some might think that the acidity is a bit too much, but I found it very refreshing as opposed to the overbearing sweetness of a Sauternes. This has a very long life ahead of it. I won't open my next bottle for at least 5-7, and will certainly buy more to drink over the next 20 or more. Just spectacular!
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Damn, this stuff went down so fast and smooth, I barely thought about the wine... A glorious elixir that drinks wonderfully now--glad I still have a few resting for future years. Notes of pear, honey and a smooth tasty finish.
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Light amber color. Nose - freshly cut mango, pears. Minerality goes through this wine from top to bottom with many green-yellow notes - mango, pears, honey. Finish is long and caressing.
At the same time I think it's little bit too sweet for my taste. Time will show how it will develop.
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Tasted February 19, 2005 at a DAWGS offline at Lavendou in Dallas, TX. Opened and served immediately in Spiegelau Authentis WeissWein glasses. Clear and lovely light yellow to straw color in the glass. Heartstopping nose of tropical fruits, flowers, minerals and a little citrus. Wow nelly! This baby hit the palate and my eyes rolled. Full and rich wine throwing flavors on so many levels. Minerals, passion fruit, honey, nuts, citrus, etc… I’m betting this will morph into a honey dripping beauty over the next 20+ years. Highly recommended regardless of price. If you don’t own some of this I recommend you get off of the stick and buy some now. My WOTN by a long shot.
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Just about as great as the bottle two weeks ago! Beautiful fruits, no cloying acidity. A wine for the next 20 years--if you can keep your hands off! I shared this with my in-laws for the post Thanksgiving dinner; they aren't wine people, but they definitely liked the wine.
Enjoy!
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Opened for a family birthday party--wow what a wine! Brilliant notes of pear and fruit! A tasty wine that avoided the overtly and cloying sweetness and acidic finish often experienced with Sauternes. A great wine with a fantastic future! I will buy more!
ps the WS gave it 97 points....I can see this as a 95/96 wine in a few years, but no higher.
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2/22/2024 - cephomer Likes this wine: 95 Points
Drank at Uncle Ned's OBTN, supplied by Mandy. Yellowish-gold in color. Nose of honey, peaches and quince. Fairly unctuous in weight but not fat or clunky, with exuberant amount of honey, apricot, quince & fig. Solid acidic core, great complexity & richness, and not too sweet. In fact, I'd call this off-dry. Loved this bottle!
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2/7/2024 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wow! First of 12 wines served blind by our host Ken K tonight.....
Dark gold in the glass, oxidized nose.
Palate of sweet oak with a decidedly saline back palate. The perfect balance between salty and sweet. This was one of my wines of the night. I have never been the beneficiary of an old sweet Chenin like this before! It completely confused me.....
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1/2/2024 - DaleW wrote:
Honey, quince (someone remarked on its resemblance to the membrillo), sweet apple. Nice. balanced, but not super complex. B/B+
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10/10/2023 - drwine2001 wrote:
Opened and poured. Deep yellow. Clean, unbotrytized orchard fruit. Medium body, not that glycerine for Chenin Blanc, and almost off dry rather than exceedingly sweet. Moelleux style wine, more rich than dessert level sweet. Reserved but excellent. I look forward to following this over the next 2 nights.
More liquoreux and high toned after being recorked overnight. Now more of a true dessert wine.
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2/12/2023 - shza Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wow, bottle 2 was absurdly better than bottle 1 two months ago. The acid was perfect on this one balancing the richness, raisin, dried apricot, and big caramel. Beautiful; I get it now.
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12/24/2022 - shza wrote:
NR because I’m just not a lover of sweet wines, even having tried plenty others of this tier. If rating, I’d give an 88-90. I would have liked more acid. Considerably better the next day and two days later, when it got a really nice caramel note. But I’d still take a good old Sauternes over this - it’s missing the pop (less acidity and maybe lack of botrytis?) I like there, and, to my palate, is thinner.
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10/16/2022 - tak4 Likes this wine: 95 Points
At Troquet with Mark and Raj. This was the wine of the night. Perfect balance of sweetness and acidity, a magnificent golden color, lanolin on the nose, and clean chenin blanc notes (not so much the wet wool).
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10/15/2022 - byzero Likes this wine: 95 Points
"Slow Decanting" this classic
DAY 1
👃Sweet apricot, tangerine, white flowers, varnish, & manuka honey. Beautiful and very expressive
👅Hits the tongue with honeyed sweetness and bright rich fruit leading the way. Acidity increases next followed by beautiful quince/apricot/tangerines. Finishes long with no unsavory bits. Everything in balance
The remaining wine was Slow Decanted
DAY 12
👃Just wow😮 Fruit, florals, varnish, and honey
👅Sweet rich apricot, smoky orange, honey, mango, varnish, grapefruit, quince, fig, sultanas.... Starts and ends with fruit. Savory in the mid palate. Lovely mouthfeel. Rich but not heavy
-This QdC was stellar and virtually identical on Days 1 and
12. This would likely stay great for much longer with Slow
Decanting but I just couldn't hold off
-This 2002 is in great form and I am sure another decade is
going to be no problem with this level of acidity and balance
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10/4/2022 - Scott McDonald wrote: flawed
Corked
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10/2/2022 - AMC Eagle wrote: 97 Points
Served chilled. Deep yellow-gold in colour. Nose of ripe mangoes, quince, brown turbindo sugar, and a touch of honey. Sweet and sour mangoes, ripe pineapples and apricots with bits of apple cider are noticed on palate; multi layered and sharp. Medium+ bodied with a long finish. Oh yeah, this is some good <bleep>.
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5/22/2022 - punter wrote: 94 Points
Deep golden and light orange tint I have not seen before. Pure yellow fruit with pear, light white apple, and quince driven wine with minerality and lightness on the palate with balanced and now relaxed acidity. Not too sweet, waves of rich fruit, delightful mouthfeel and good length. This bottle was a big after dinner hit and evaporated in 20 minutes. Moderately chilled, no decant. Hold 3-4 years.
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5/19/2022 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
Luis' "Bring a Very Good Bottle" without Luis (The Kenwood, Mpls, MN): Deep gold color. Drank a small glass over 30 minutes. Baked apple, Tart Tatin, honeysuckle, apricot, rich and honeyed, fig, orange bitters. Fairly mature at this point if representative.
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1/30/2022 - devraj Likes this wine: 93 Points
Deep orange-gold in color. Lifted classic aromas of orchard pit-fruits, quince paste, marzipan, yellow florals and minerals. Palate shows ripe and sweet crushed pear-peach-orange marmalade buttressed with terrific acidity and a long mineral and floral inflected finish. Very, very good and on point.
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11/4/2021 - peternelson Likes this wine: 90 Points
Darker golden-orange; honey, nuts, excellent structure and acidity. NOtes lacking on this one. Interesting next to '89 Vouvray Moelleux Le Mont. DD at Akbar blind--Loire Whites.
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10/17/2021 - Ianttuck Likes this wine: 94 Points
Absolutely exceptional. Still has a ton of life. Great acidity and complex combinations of ripe apricots, tropical accents, honey, and honeycomb.
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5/22/2021 - williamswhine Likes this wine: 97 Points
Really enjoyed this dessert wine. Great texture, richness, and powerful acidity. Nice balance of flowers, citrus, mango, mineral notes. Light-medium on the palate, this wine drinks effortlessly and has a very long finish. Terrific bottle!
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3/3/2021 - winemaker Likes this wine: 94 Points
Beautiful wine. Complete. Enjoyed with a Pear Tart. Acidity has softened significantly from a few years back.
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12/20/2020 - dke Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nicely aged with taste of apricots and honey
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9/25/2020 - dream Likes this wine: 91 Points
Perfectly-aged and very mineral-driven with delicious flavors of quince and white stones. Finishes smooth and layered with just the right touch of sweetness.
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8/27/2020 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Great Champagne and Burgundy Dinner (Park Ridge Country Club): Lots and lots here but I think it still needs more time for the underlying sweetness to soften slightly more. Very good potential.
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7/31/2020 - bon vivant wrote: 92 Points
I fully concur with Burg Mitch's TN yet my score is a bit less generous based on the current showing. I was surprised at the relative dryness/high acidity especially since it didn't seem that way in it's younger days but everything is here for LT ageing and I will keep my bottles deep in the cellar for at least another 5 years and definitely consume the 2000 first. If tempted to drink now I would more likely open one early in a meal with aps. rather then as a finale.
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7/31/2020 - Burgundy Mitch Likes this wine: 94 Points
Not as sweet as a typical QDC from Baumard, this had a bit of steely, nervosity with a firm acidic spine to balance the RS nicely giving this lift and cut I might expect from almost a Demi-sec. Otherwise typical QDC favor profile. Loved it and with its relatively high acidity this is a wine that could pair with a larger range of foods than a typical sweetie. This got sucked down quickly with 8 folks in attendance.
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7/19/2020 - Border Boss Likes this wine:
Popped and poured with desserts. The wine has darkened a bit into a golden orange hue. The sweetness and acidity balance really well, so the wine isn't at all cloying. An excellent, but lighter, alternative to a Sauternes. Chenin Blanc from the Loire is so often overlooked, but they are great wines.
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5/29/2020 - kstoddard wrote: flawed
Corked
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3/14/2020 - BradA Likes this wine: 93 Points
A bit more caramel in color. Paired with sautéed calves liver. This is a winning wine and grand pairing. Just enough acid to cut the richness of the liver, not too sweet either. A finish that remains clean— not cloying. No need to hurry, but in a great spot if you have them.
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1/18/2020 - Dalex Likes this wine: 96 Points
Last of Several bottles. From a 750. No pox here. This was tight, acidic and fresh. Bright bright fruit. We describe this as pineapple juice on acid. Also liquid gummy bears. Think you get the picture here. Hard to not love this.
I’ve heard this vintage has had major premature oxidation problems. I’ve had other bottles of this that were oxidized. And others like this that were not. It’s a crap shoot.
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6/30/2019 - Thief Does not like this wine:
Unfortunately this bottle was corked! It was my last and all the others from this vintage had been glorious. ��
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5/27/2019 - cweiss Likes this wine:
From 375. La Colombe in Montreal. This was an excellent bottle. Fresh, no asparagus undertone, luscious, good acidity, and a great match with foie gras in a light honey sauce.
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5/12/2019 - thalver wrote:
A very, very good showing for this wine. One could have simply sniffed it all night. On the palate, while sweet, it wasn't overly so. Clean. Plenty of cut to balance the acidity. This is in a nice place right now.
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5/7/2019 - hiker_guy wrote: flawed
Obviously a wine that had not been stored properly. Bought from Winebid.com and I have very poor luck buying there. They don't do a good job with establishing providence or current condition.
The bottle didn't look right from the moment I opened the box. Oxidized and maderized. Exposed to some heat at some point in its life.
Sad. I had an excellent bottle a few years back.
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5/1/2019 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
Geynale study (Chicago, IL): This wine can be hit or miss sometimes, but this bottle was a hit. The nose has a bit of a wooly quality, followed by some dried stone fruit flavours and maybe something that reminds me of cantaloupe? The palate is moderately sweet, and there's an oily texture overall, which in a correlated manner tells you that the acidity here is relatively low. Indeed, I like my sweet wines with a little more cut, but this isn't so heavy and thick that it truly needs that acidity to cut it.
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4/17/2019 - mattiasjansson wrote:
Another disappointing 2002, which drank so well in the immediate years after release. I opened a bottle last year and thought it may have been flawed, but unfortunately this was no better.
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4/1/2019 - robmatic wrote: 90 Points
Certainly a nice bottle, but does not strike me as particularly complex. From a half bottle, and it seemed ever the slightest bit oxidized, so it may not have been a great bottle.
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1/26/2019 - BradA Likes this wine: 91 Points
Clean crisp at a point that these should be pulled and popped.
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10/19/2018 - premiercru1973 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Such incredibly beautiful balance!! Crisp acidity that keeps the sweetness from becoming too much. Great length aromatically and structurally!
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9/14/2018 - KenPlace wrote: 93 Points
Good acidity and no you sweet. Great with a
Peach upside-down cake
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8/18/2018 - mattiasjansson wrote:
This bottle seemed surprisingly tired. Not sure if it is simply nine years older than last time I tried it or if this was an off bottle. I opened a 2010 immediately after to compare, and it was closer to what I remember from my previous times drinking the 2002. Fresher, lighter. That said, two out of six people at the table preferred the 2002 over the 2010.
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7/15/2018 - Guy Des Rosiers Likes this wine: 90 Points
Not quite as magical or complex as the last bottle, but still delightful. For one thing, the balance of this wine is stunning - its sweetness perfectly offset by crisp acidity. There is an abundance of strawberry and apricot on the nose, with the apricot carrying over faithfully on the palate, along with pineapple. The wine is fairly full-bodied, and the length is long. A great way to celebrate the World Cup victory of les bleus.
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7/10/2018 - Deb293 wrote: 92 Points
What more could one want in a dessert wine? Perhaps more depth? Maybe, but this has just the right balance between fruit and acidity and is quite light on its feet. Could it be more "profound?" Perhaps. But for sheer enjoyment this is a winner. So much preferred by guests to the Delesvaux SGN 2000 consumed in the same evening.
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3/27/2018 - Guy Des Rosiers Likes this wine: 92 Points
Brilliant golden core. Peach, strawberry, verbena and saffron on the nose. Sweet, yet perfectly balanced out by bracing, Riesling-like acidity. Medium-bodied. Mostly peach and apricot upfront, turning to lychee, granny smith, followed by mint and oolong tea on the finish. Very long length, with a lingering taste of pure apricot. A lovely reminder of why one should drink more sweet wine.
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1/3/2018 - DaleW wrote:
Moderate sweetness, pineapple overlaid with honey and apricot. Quite tasty, but not really complex. B
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1/1/2018 - UTPK wrote:
Less sweet and more apple acidity than last bottle. Does not go well with overly sweet desserts. Cheese?
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12/23/2017 - Mr T wrote:
killed me the next day with killer hangover, but this was fabulous with the acid and sweet fruit that I love...terrific
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11/5/2017 - CranBurgundy wrote: 90 Points
The nose and palate are as if somebody "cuvéed" a Moelleux Vouvray with a Spatlese Riesling. There's the familiar apricot and pear with ginger of Vouvray, with some peach, apple, tropical fruit, and mineral from Riesling. It's sweet, but not cloying because of the relatively strong acidity. Quite interesting!
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10/18/2017 - rcvx Likes this wine: 95 Points
nice bottle and label, natural cork; wine is light canary yellow, with beautiful nutty notes alongside with honey, peach and pineapple; as someone else stated previously, this is like a light Sauternes, still fresh after 15 years, with a long finish. Drinking beautifully now, and I wouldn't mind trying it again in a decade.
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10/7/2017 - Whine-oh Likes this wine: 92 Points
From memory. See Java’s notes from the night.
Sweet n not cloying. Stone fruits. Long finish. No sharp edges. Nice glycerin mouthfeel. Great end to a night of superlative wines. Big fan of this style.
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10/7/2017 - Javachip Likes this wine: 94 Points
DoubleD Fest (Carlsbad, California): 12.5% alcohol. Clear light yellow color. Lovely notes of orange peel, honeycomb, jasmine, allspice. Like a light sauternes, but not as sweet or as unctuous. Has enough hidden acidity to provide nice definition. Delicious. Perhaps not fair to lump this wine with all the red wines in the voting, at the end of a long evening when some of us were barely standing.
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9/2/2017 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
Another Saturday at Chevalier...Mostly Blind (Chevalier Fine Wines - Chicago IL): Tasted double blind. Apricot and papaya with toasted almonds and honeycomb. Botrytis adds lots of complexity here.
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8/27/2017 - devraj Likes this wine: 94 Points
Deep yellow in color. Fabulous aromas of quince jelly, toasted almonds, citrus and honey. A rich and viscous palate reveals sweet, citrus poached pear and quince marmalade, almond milk, excellent acidity and a long honeyed finish. Superbly balanced, drinking well.
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8/17/2017 - drwine2001 wrote:
Light golden color. Pure honey/citrus aromas. Full bodied, quite sweet, a beacon of orange more than pear fruit, botrytis, and crisp balancing acidity. Lovely poise and length. Utterly winning dessert wine that is drinking at or near its peak.
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8/9/2017 - Border Boss Likes this wine: 94 Points
Popped and poured. Light gold color. Fantastic flavors of apricots, orange marmalade, lemon tartness, and moderate acid. Perfect pairing with crepes Suzette, playing the orange liqueur in the dessert off of the orange marmalade in the wine. Still very healthy with years of good drinking ahead.
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8/7/2017 - kenthargis wrote: 91 Points
Not as strong a showing in some ways than the previous bottle (or maybe my palate has just changed a bit). Still notes of quince, pear, somewhat longish finish. For lack of a better word, dusty notes at the end. Pretty wine.
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6/1/2017 - Blake Brown Likes this wine: 95 Points
2002 DOMAINE des BAUMARD QUARTS des CHAUME- 750 ml.; made from botrytised Chenin Blanc, this creamy and rich and flavourful sweetie shined brightly; the nose had some tropical and fresh floral aromas along with some lemon and lime; additionally, some sweet pineapple joined in the taste profile; there was major acidity underlying throughout; it was so good, I had more than one sip and made a note to open up another one soon.
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3/26/2017 - gipsy123 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Consistent with previous notes
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3/25/2017 - Lazlo Toth wrote: 94 Points
375 ml. Copper color with significant oxidation. Decanted and then immediately poured (which I find helps this wine). Beautiful pear, maple and almond bouquet. Voluptuous mouth feel – very viscous. Supercharged pear and honey with nutty almond notes. Full body. Medium acidity. Decadently long finish. Tremendous fruit presence, but not as layered as some of the Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume vintages I have had. Still, an excellent wine that would pair very well with blue cheese or crème brulee. I love serving this wine with grilled peaches, a touch of balsamic vinegar and a good vanilla bean ice cream.
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3/1/2017 - wineismylife wrote: 95 Points
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Tasted non blind. Tasted from 375 ml format.
Gold color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of honeysuckle, almonds and creme brûlée. Flavors of lemon drops, honey and pears. Medium acidity, full bodied. Drink or hold.
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2/27/2017 - UTPK wrote:
This has developed very nicely indeed! Honey, pineapple, glue, cigar. Complex nose. Has taken on weight over the last 5 years. Sweet attack, balanced mid palate with a typical fresh chenin blanc acidity underneath. Long finish. Baumard old school! His style has changed today.
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1/22/2017 - mdefreitas wrote: 95 Points
This is still going strong. Showing some signs of evolution, as the fruit is expressing more baked flavors (baked apricots, peaches, oranges). Although this is evolving it still seems it can go on for quite some time, as the acidic backbone still cuts through the honeyed flavors, keeping this incredibly fresh. Lengthy finish. Will revisit in5-10 years.
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11/27/2016 - guitarguy wrote: 89 Points
This needed a full night to settle down, to turn from cloying to smooth, sweet, marmalade, plenty of acid to balance.
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11/19/2016 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 96 Points
Out with friends (Scarecrow, Jonata, 7 Stones, Kutch, Rhys, Baumard) (University Circle): Pop and pour, this was served at about 52F. It had been some time since I opened a bottle and all my prior bottles were 375's. Patience was rewarded. This is stunning right now. This is why you age sweet Chenin. Golden in color. The nose has oranges, honey, minerals and canned peaches. On the palate, It is slightly sweet, but that has faded a bit with age. In its place is a complex and layered collection of candied oranges, honey and a nice minerals streak. Great balance. Long finish. Nice to know I have a couple more of these.
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7/28/2016 - brooklynguy Likes this wine:
Nice showing. Pungent aromatically with orange fruits, eucalyptus and honey, and with enough acidity to make the wine feel well balanced on the palate. Long and intense. Very good in this style.
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6/16/2016 - ikkaariainen Likes this wine: 94 Points
Enjoyed this recently after a wine dinner courtesy of Tim Wallace of the Wine Vault in Charlotte NC. An unbelievably good, not overly sweet / not cloying and mature Loire Valley chenin blanc that at the average CT price is a fantastic QPR wine. In a very good drinking window and probably not a lot more improvement to be expected with aging but definitely intense enough to have at least a decade of life left with proper cellaring. Dark amber, very smooth, well balanced, full bodied, not cloying or jammy at all with a delicious very long lingering aftertaste. Nose warm and deep with honey, honeysuckle, burnt sugar and spices. Flavor profile consisted of well balanced honey, caramel, raisins, warm cooking spices and melted butter. Highly recommend this wine if you can find it.
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6/2/2016 - winot Likes this wine: 93 Points
Medium deep to deep gold, luscious nose of caramel, honey, flan - not too heavy on palate, with excellent acidity and length, with some "doughy" weight on the sides- mouth-filling flavours also present a titch of burnt sugar - v good acidity keeps it all honest - delish.
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5/1/2016 - KenPlace wrote: 92 Points
Great acidity, notes of botrytis. Very long
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2/13/2016 - lvjohn Likes this wine: 95 Points
Really amazing dessert wine! Drank over two days with the satisfying results. It was sweet without being cloying. It possessed wonderful mouth-feel, purity, and a sense of its origins. Tasted of honey, yellow fruits, and caramel. We've had it in the cellar for a very long time and it was still fresh and delicious.
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1/30/2016 - VDLT Wine Likes this wine:
Saturday night with friends (Aperitif RVC): Lovely unctuous body. Short finish at first, in time it spread out and showed less overt honey. This was nice with cheeses but was a delight to sip on its own even after all the evening's food and wine.
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1/19/2016 - Dan & Patti wrote: 96 Points
The wine has medium acidity. It tastes like pineapple, pear, lemon, passion fruit, peach, melon and honeysuckle. The wine has fleshy texture.
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12/25/2015 - KenPlace wrote: 93 Points
Quite good. Great acidity, length and complexity.
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11/27/2015 - thalver wrote:
entering early maturity, should go for a long time. Ample acidity to add cut to the moderately high levels of sweetness. Note to self: Let remaining bottles rest
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10/23/2015 - guitarguy Likes this wine: 93 Points
This wine is really fine, sweet apricot in the nose. Flavors of stone fruit, viscous but now cloying, marmalade with a nice acidity to balance and finish the wine. Many years remain.
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8/15/2015 - drwine2001 wrote:
Light golden. Gorgeous yellow apple and bright citrus with an overlay of honey. Pungent fruit, great acidity, caressing texture. A great dessert wine without a doubt.
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7/16/2015 - hiker_guy Likes this wine:
beautiful wine. Light and airy yet sweet and long. Very impressive wine.
Would buy again.
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6/12/2015 - schwank wrote:
Still just a baby... the core of a great QdC is there but it's going to take some time to mature and show off some depth.
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5/28/2015 - fitzi wrote:
Drinking fine from 375; no signs of excessive age. Plumps and thickens the second day, showing more suguary heft and lusciousness. Just 12.5% abv, in contrast to the great sweet wines to the south and west. Drink or hold.
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5/12/2015 - guitarguy Likes this wine: 92 Points
This seemed light and almost fading a bit. I can't believe that but it was still quite fine, just not unctuous or mouthcoating like I remember. This was open in the reefer for a night before I tried it. Very much a tropical wine, sweet apricot, papaya and tangerine notes with pumpkin pie spice on the finish. Dried up a bit on the finish, not at all mouthcoating, but still long in the finish. Just long and dry, not long and thick. I wonder if this should be consumed in the next 3-5 years? Not at all oxidized or baked, so my concern would be just due to it aging and becoming unbalanced. Drink any time.
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5/8/2015 - Rezy13 Likes this wine:
Friday Night Double Blind Tasting $40+ (Bin 75): Light golden to rim; tons of honeyed golden apple, apricot, ripe peach; sweet palate, honeycomb, sugary, good acid, not Riesling but high acid varietal, botrytis, cleansing finish; delicious.
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12/28/2014 - drwine2001 wrote:
Two words can fully describe this half bottle-ridiculously delicious! Light golden color. Shining purity of very lightly botrytized fruit expressed as pineapple and orange. Moderately sweet but not sugary or syrupy in the least. Snappy acidity keeps it incredibly fresh even out of this smaller format. Gorgeous, lingering, completely harmonious finish. A great dessert wine. All of my notes have been completely consistent with this impression, and in a regular sized bottle, this should easily go on for another 10-15 years due to its balance.
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12/8/2014 - Drankard wrote: flawed
From 375, purchased from EN. My first Baumard but taste like Madeira.
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11/10/2014 - f22nickell Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very light on its feet, not too sticky nor cloying. Candied pineapple and light apricot notes, not in a drippy, sweet way, more lithe. Viscous tangerine, green apple, and apricot notes with a characteristic trace of mustiness on the palate. Remains very light, yet very long into the finish.
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9/28/2014 - MBannon Likes this wine: 93 Points
A little sweet for my taste, but well balanced and delicious. From 375, PNP. Candied pineapple in spades, with flower petals and other nuances lurking in the background. I imagine these will probably age for decades.
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9/28/2014 - Mr T wrote:
Wonderful PNP after a great dinner and multiple desserts
I expected sweeter but actually more like a really good Riesling with sweet white fruits but also some bracing acid and I love that tension between sweet and acid
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8/10/2014 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 94 Points
An evening with friends (Val and Ron's): From a 375. This showed well on pop and pour. Our host who doesn't like sweet wine enjoyed this (had a second pour). Golden in color. The nose is pretty with apricots, burnt orange peel and minerals. On the palate, much of the sweetness has faded. Not quite dry, but just a perception of the sweetness that we there in its youth. It matched quite well with a peach cobbler.
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7/31/2014 - tooch wrote: 91 Points
The Wines of Florent Baumard (Domaine Wine Storage - Chicago, IL): I hadn't had this since 2010, and it was still holding steady. Great flavors of pineapple, lemons, limes, lychee, and peaches. I only had a small taste of this, but the acidity was there. Everything seemed in a good place.
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7/31/2014 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
Tasting with Florent Baumard (Chicago, IL): There's a bit of malt on the nose of this one, along with some mushroomy funk. The palate is still quite sweet and fruity, but the back end shows a bit of dried shiitake mushroom, which I commonly associate with oxidized wines. There's acidity, but the freshness has long since passed into history. Perhaps in an awkward phase, this needs more time to develop more secondary and tertiary characteristics.
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6/18/2014 - Oechsle Likes this wine: 99 Points
Would have rated 100 points but, no wine is perfect…
Out of the bottle the wine showed a wonderful deep golden yellow hue (24ct) with over tones of pink. Nose is dense and full with lots going on, high notes of butterscotch and vanilla bean, soft lemon, honeysuckle, followed by finger dripping juicy sweet pear. Every sniff showed a new element, was always evolving and never got tired. Couldn't put the glass down. Palate is full, dense, lush and creamy with hints of minerality through to the finish. Yellow Peach, hints of fresh cut pineapple, ripe pear, field apples, white honey, baked sugar and cream. It’s all here. Underlying balanced acidity running through to the finish keeps this wine fresh. Long Finish.... Don’t know how this could be better with more or less of something or nothing. A Great Wine. Purchased from retail store and consumed without food at 40-45. Drinking window now – 15 years… Na zdrowie…6 more bottles in the box… : )
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10/6/2013 - drwine2001 wrote:
Special Friend in Town (Sons and Daughters, San Francisco): Half bottle. Light golden. Just a bit of honey but mostly apple and pear. Little evident botrytis in the mouth, not too sweet, medium weight, great focus and purity of fruit, lovely crisp acidity. Uncommonly refreshing dessert wine with lift and vibrancy rather than viscosity.
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8/24/2013 - indiscriminate palate wrote:
My expectations for Baumard QdC are admittedly quite high, and while this strikes the balance structurally (excellent acidity and lightness), it is a bit muted on fruit and lacking the savory/spicy/perfumed goodness that I hope for. Lots of botrytis and the sweetness is well balanced. Hopefully, the flavor will come around with time.
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8/4/2013 - schwank wrote:
From 375mL over 3 nights with the best depth and complexity on day 2. Honeyed nose with deep peach and tropical flavors and a good mineral and acid backbone to balance... the residual sugars gave it great length but were not overbearing. Incredible wine!
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8/3/2013 - vintage61 wrote: 94 Points
Drank with Starla at my home. Excellent
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7/30/2013 - S1 wrote:
Really beautiful right now with nice acidity to balance the sweet peach, apricot and pineapple. This wine is always the proper amount of sweet without being syrupy.
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7/14/2013 - ScottPreston wrote: 93 Points
Beautiful. I think this could be held for another decade but drank perfect now.
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5/27/2013 - vintage61 wrote: 92 Points
Drank with Starla and Katy a my home. It was great. At peak of maturity with many years ahead. Starla and I loved it. Sweet without being cloying.
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5/3/2013 - GalvezGuy Likes this wine: 91 Points
CT Texas V - North Dallas Forty and then some; 5/3/2013-5/5/2013 (McKinney, North Dallas, TX): This may have suffered from being served at the same time as the memorable Trimbach SGN. Still it is a great package with a nose of candied lemon rind, peach, honey, and pineapple. On the palate, peach, yellow pear, spice, honey, apricot. Finishes with nice acidity to balance it out.
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4/20/2013 - cweiss Likes this wine:
From 375. Lots of sugar, but medium sweet because of the excellent acidity. Fruit no longer primary but profile around peach, with good minerality and a touch of honey. nice wine, drinking ell but no hurry.
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1/19/2013 - drwine2001 wrote:
Half bottle. Medium golden. Pure yellow pear fruit with very little botrytis. Medium weight and moderate sweetness balanced by excellent acidity. Tremendously long aftertaste. Our guests commented about how light and refreshing it is compared to many dessert wines, and I couldn't agree more. Not an oozy, syrupy late harvest wine, but delicious in a more understated way.
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9/23/2012 - peternelson wrote: 93 Points
Honey, herbal notes, ripe apricot and nice vibrant fruit and acidity with a little pineapple notes in there. Very long finish. Excellent and full of character.
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9/15/2012 - devraj wrote: 94 Points
Golden yellow color. Lemon zest, honey, orchard pit fruits, quince paste and minerals flood the olfactory senses. The palate balances the lemon curd, tea, sweet orchard fruit marmalade and honey with a strong backbone of minerals and acidity.
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9/15/2012 - fitzi wrote:
This wine is closest to being great of any I've imbibed. Impeccable balance of massive acidity and a sensation of richness that resolves into actual sweetness only as the wine passes your back saliva glands. Great depth, layers of complexity, and reverberating intensity that penetrate the gums like novacaine. Yes, there is some stone fruit, a touch of honey, etc., but this wine is about sensation more than taste, overwhelming your expectations with intensity and mu;ti-dimensionality. Not the most polished, but engaging, powerful, romatnic: Beethoven in a glass.
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8/26/2012 - thomaskeil wrote: 95 Points
Dinner for my personal anesthesia team (Our house. Denver, CO): Crazily expressive nose with a mélange of tropical and pitted fruits with wet stones and lemon zest in there as well. Definitely sweet with layered persistent fruit which never gets cloying or heavy as it meets up with a line of mineral acidty. Still young. Amazing.
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8/19/2012 - marc d wrote:
More open and aromatic then a bottle 3 years ago. Drinking well. Very lovely (half) bottle.
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7/22/2012 - robmatic wrote: 90 Points
Very good, modest sweetness. I personally prefer insane sweetness.
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7/14/2012 - diggydan wrote: 90 Points
Deep golden color. Mango and honey on the nose. Medium body, slightly viscous mouthfeel. Bright fruit on the attack; not so much mid-palate but a vibrant acidity, which ensures the sugar never surfeits, ushers in the lengthy finish, culminating with a pleasant bitterness.
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7/11/2012 - wineismylife Likes this wine: 93 Points
Dallas 2nd Wednesday Group - July 2012 (Caravelle, Richardson, TX): WIML93
Tasted non blind at a wine dinner. Opened and served immediately. Followed over about 30 minutes. Served from 375ml format.
Dark yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of anise, honeysuckle and spice. Flavors of honey, soaked pears and nuts. Drink or hold. I'd hold. Seems to be in a little bit of a transition phase.
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6/24/2012 - BillB656 wrote:
I know this has tons of sugar in it but the acid is so cleansing. Richly honeyed fruit, super long finish. Love this stuff...ages left.
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5/27/2012 - godx wrote: 92 Points
"Clos" dinner chez Rasoul (Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind – from 375ml. No formal notes. Sweet, honey, candied mango, long finish, solid acidity. Well balanced. Drink or hold. Excellent.
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5/19/2012 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 94 Points
I love this wine. Hadn't had one lately and this was from a 375. Nose of honey, pears, and floral notes. Viscous. Sweet but not cloying. Great acidity. complex. Long finish. Love it.
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4/3/2012 - rnellans wrote: 93 Points
Apricot and citrus aromas. Nice balance, acidity and sweetness. A treat, as I have never had the wine.
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3/2/2012 - drwine2001 wrote:
Half bottle. Light amber. Wonderful piquant apricot and citrus. Honeyed yet shot through with vibrant acidity. Great layering and length. At an excellent juncture for drinking from this small format.
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11/13/2011 - bon vivant wrote:
Someone cracked a bottle of this late in the evening at WTOD tasting tonight - this was young but great structure as well as acidity - well balanced and while Young this was well balanced and a pleasure to drink - high note yellow fruit -tropical and exciting -worth following.
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11/3/2011 - mouton45 wrote: 94 Points
Last bottle of 2002 but it went for a good cause -- wine group dinner at Two Chefs with special guest Janet Viader. I love these Loire dessert wines -- sweet but not cloying and over-extracted
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11/2/2011 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 94 Points
Brown Bag Wine Dinner at Two Chefs - Double Blind; 11/1/2011-11/2/2011: - Yellow gold color with fast forming legs. It's in total harmony with a full body. Bright texture with a long finish - Bob's DESSERT!
I CORRECTLY IDed as BAUMARD QUARTS de CHAUME. Yea, for me! I thought it the 05' not the 02.
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10/25/2011 - gthelen wrote: 96 Points
They should have sent a poet to describe this wine. It's special juice. A very long finish including thin honey with lots of acidity to balance the sweetness. Very enjoyable on its own.
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9/27/2011 - dcwino wrote: flawed
Mature Classified Growth Bordeaux gathering at Lavandou (Washington DC): Mango, Papaya, Pineapple then it goes downhill from there, burnt caramel, bitter, premoxed. N/R
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9/13/2011 - ews3 wrote: 94 Points
no formal note -- but delicious
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9/5/2011 - pinotwinelover wrote: flawed
A bit corked and oxidized therefor will not put notes
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7/23/2011 - guitarguy wrote: 95 Points
Feels fresh and lively. Nose of kumquat, tangerine and a bit of dried apricot, unabashedly sweet but not cloying flavors of ripe apricot, tangerine, molasses and a long finish. Acidity is there but well integrated. Seems like it could go on but maybe it us best before oxidation sets in. Finishes quite long.
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6/13/2011 - ews3 wrote: 95 Points
delicious, as always. honey, peach, pear, and nutmeg. long, balanced finish. i need to keep buying this.
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6/5/2011 - Diane (LI) wrote:
Savory nose with a hint of honeysuckle. Crisp acidity, with an underpinning of pineapple - just a lovely wine that paired nicely with assorted cheese and poached pear.
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6/3/2011 - kenthargis wrote: 95 Points
Delicious bottle of wine, with notes of persimmon, quince; great acidity. Semi-dry, not at all cloying. Would recommend.
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4/24/2011 - ews3 wrote: 95 Points
consistent with prior notes, but with less of an ethereal quality.
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3/31/2011 - ianinvirginia wrote: 92 Points
North American Pinot Dinner (Ris Restaurant): This was delicious as always, but just a bit more delicate or less open than my preference. Lots of pineapple and pear, delicious, good acid to hold it upright.
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2/27/2011 - joshwoodward wrote: 95 Points
Wine Club: Epic Syrah Smackdown (The Abarnment): Wow, this is great stuff. The beauty of this is in the lack of over-ripeness - it doesn't drink so much like a dessert wine as a very ripe table wine with great acidity. Pears for days. Gorgeous balance.
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2/11/2011 - ews3 wrote: 96 Points
delicious, as always. peach, honey, but with such freshness it is amazing. long finish.
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1/29/2011 - mouton45 wrote: 94 Points
Brought to wine group dinner for the dessert souffle course at Two Chefs. Delicious! Long life ahead. Not cloying. Definite hints of pineapple
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12/9/2010 - tooch wrote: 93 Points
Dinner at Lotus of Siam (Lotus of Siam, Las Vegas): A very youthful Quarts de Chaume, but already showing incredible depth and balance. Initially the wine had some really funky chenin blanc tones, but that quickly blew off. Really lovely nose of honey, pineapple, and herbs mingle with lovely white floral tones. Superb balance and acidity rounds out this classy effort. Worth decanting or saving for another 3-5 years.
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10/27/2010 - ews3 wrote: 96 Points
a memorable wine each time i have it. consistent with prior notes.
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8/25/2010 - Cellar Fiend wrote: 91 Points
The nose is honey and fresh summer air with lychee. The palate has incredible acidity and balanced apricot sweetness. I love the flowers, extreme ripe apples, and botrytis the palate delivers. The finish is very very long and delicious. Overall, I would prefer Sauternes from a good year, but these are a different animal. Delicious wine, and worth the coin in my opinion. My non-wine geek friends loved it as-well.
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6/20/2010 - hcampana wrote: 94 Points
Father's Day w '90 Lagrange, '89 Cordeillan Bages, '02 Baumard QdC & '02 Guiraud (Monterrey, Mexico): This is a beauty of a wine! As long as one does not commit the mistake of having it alongside thicker, more concentrated dessert wines (like I have made before). Light, crisp and refreshing, this beauty's nose is the essence of dried pinapple,lemon and a mineral streak. In the palate it is medium bodied, light and offering a beautiful, crisp acidity. Long and flavorful, this paired great with
Este vino es una belleza! Mientras uno no cometa el error de tomarlo junto con un vino de postre más pesado, dulce y concentrado (como yo he hecho erróneamente antes). Ligero y refrescante, la nariz de este gran vino son de piña deshidratada, limas y minerales molidos. En boca es ligero, con acidez marcada y deliciosa. Terminado largo y con mucho sabor. Combinó perfecto con
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3/28/2010 - joshwoodward wrote: 95 Points
Wine Club (Bowling Green, OH): After listening to my friends rave about this bottle, I've finally found a Loire dessert wine that really gets along with my palate! Medium sweetness, good acid, super-elegant, no pears in sight. A little like a Sauternes with less heat. The Tokaji was the lovable but obnoxious drunk guy at a dive bar, while this is wearing a suit and tie at a classy restaurant. Great stuff.
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3/26/2010 - Chris Newport wrote:
Wonderful nose, strong honey & apples (apple juice?). Very sweet and opulent on the palate, mouthcoating honey flavors with little hints of the Chenin "wet wool" flavor in the background. My only worry is that there isn't enough acidity to balance the sweetness but what do I know? Needs more itme in the cellar for sure.
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3/25/2010 - ews3 wrote: 94 Points
PAWS Tasting (Tria Fermentation School): honey, peach, and apricot, with a medium(+) finish. nice acidity balances out the sugar perfectly. lovely, as always.
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3/17/2010 - Loren Sonkin wrote: flawed
Cleveland Offline - Trey Busch Sleight of Hand, Heideseck, ZH, Haag, Wiemer, Jaboulet, Saxum, Kenward, Copain, +: Sadly corked.
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3/7/2010 - UTPK wrote:
Medium dark yellow/greenish colour. Overripe apples, candied pineapple, a bit of caramel and a drop of acacia honey in the nose. Medium heavy, not in the league of PIerre Bise and the other sugar knights, from a sweetness perspective, but very elegant and multilayered mouthfeel. As always, very good acidity in Chenin Blanc and especially in Baumard. I believe there are better Quart de Chaumes, but Baumard is always a safe bet.
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3/4/2010 - Loren Sonkin Likes this wine: 88 Points
A couple Pinots, A bunch of Spatlese, and QdC and a Port walked into a tasting: A disappointing showing of this wine. It really was either vacant or shut down completely. Prior bottles and prior vintages lead me to guess the later. It has a nice acidity, good body, sweet and not cloying, but really not showing much fruit. Slight apricot notes. From a 375, but I will let my remaining bottles wait for a while at this point.
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2/13/2010 - thomaskeil wrote: 95 Points
Celebration for the CHaIR Lab (Our house. Denver, CO): Closed at first, but was singing within 15 minutes. Lots going on aromatically but is almost magical on the palate with its stony almost ethereal brilliance underlying rich complex persistent flavors. This is all about texture.
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1/19/2010 - JeffGMorris wrote: 94 Points
Open That Bottle Night at St. Jacques, Raleigh, NC. Youthfully green-tinged in color, this wine showed a very tropical side tonight with boatloads of mangoes and pineapples. Horseradish like botrytis is evident as well. On the finish the acidity is laser sharp. Clearly one of the finest Baumard QdC wines ever produced but it will take a decade or more to show the true potential here. Easily has 30 years of prime drinking ahead of it. Would have been seen as the superstar of the evening if not for what it was paired against. 50+13+13+9+9= 94+
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1/3/2010 - Matt Scott wrote: 95 Points
Dark gold, almost apple juice-like colour. Apricot preserves, fig, pineapple, honey, wet stones and newly sawed wood. Very complex and viscous. The nose is a little muted and I'm suspecting that this is in a dumb phase. A very prudential finish and tons of complexity. This has evolved rather nicely and the secondary flavors of wood and wet stones are starting to come through. A wonderful effort from my favorite winemaker in the Loire - Laurnet Baumard. This is not the '05, nor the '95, however, a classic late-harvest Chennin Blanc. Drink 2012 - 2025.
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12/25/2009 - pinotwinelover wrote: 94 Points
very delicious apertif,
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12/13/2009 - moben wrote: 86 Points
Oxidized???? Still somehow good.
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11/25/2009 - pifcho wrote: 93 Points
From a half bottle. Opened by mistake as I thought I had a '97 in my hands. This appears to be even more closed at this stage compared to a year ago. It took 3 days for the wine to open up and the acidity to soften. There is great material underneath, but still very primary. The acidity is great and the concentration is superb, so it is a matter of time before this really unfolds. But on night 3 this was very advanced aromatically with good depth and length on the palate. Wait another 3-4 years. This is 93 today, but has tremendous upside potential.
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11/18/2009 - hcampana wrote: 93 Points
1997 Tignanello, 1997 Pian delle Vigne, 2002 Quarts de Chaume, 1998 Kracher No. 9 & a secret wine (Monterrey, Mexico): Pure essence of pineapple, this wine is juicy, light on its feet and ethereal. Those that find cloyinness in sweet wines objectionable, they should try this.
Esencia pura de piña. Jugoso, ligero y etéreo. Aquellos que objetan lo empalagoso en los vinos dulces deberían de probar este vino y regocijarse.
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10/4/2009 - tcfishler wrote:
Deep straw gold. Gentle enveloping botrytized nose with cinnamon, candied flowers, and faintly sweaty fur. Calm, cold and stony palate feel, but the flavors do stick to all surfaces of the mouth. Considerably more evolved than a recently tasted 2003 but I'm not sure it's any better, at least at the moment.
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9/27/2009 - marc d wrote:
Nose is very closed. Mouth has excellent balance and length. Hold.
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8/28/2009 - ews3 wrote: 97 Points
City Line Church Thailand Team Wine Tasting I - NoVA (Northern Virginia): gotta keep looking for more of this -- it is the most consistently delicious experience... especially in light of the price point. quince, tropical fruit, apricot, nutmeg. sweet, but not a hint of cloying -- in perfect balance. long finish.
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8/23/2009 - marc d wrote:
Rich with ripe stone fruits, honey and fine balance. Long finish. Very nice.
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8/20/2009 - SS Chris wrote: 94 Points
simply, Quarts de Chaume NEVER disappoints.....apricots and honey for days, but as always such great balance w/ the acidity on the back-end. LOVE it!!
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8/6/2009 - hcampana wrote: 91 Points
2001 Clarendon Hills Hickinbotham Syrah, 2001 Dead Arm, 2004 Callejo Crianza, 2004 Pintia & 2002 Baumard QDC (Monterrey, Mexico): Quarts des Chaumes is quite different than other more popular types of dessert wines such as Sauternes. Lighter, crispier, ethereal, offering delicate apricot and peach aromas and uplifting acidity. You can drink a lot of this and not be bothered by any cloyiness. Very nice.
Quarts des Chaumes es un vino de postre diferente a otros má populares como Sauternes. Más ligero, jugoso y etéreo, ofrece notas delicadas de durazno y chabacano. Termina con una acidez refrescante. Uno puede tomar mucho de este vino sin empalagarse. Muy bueno.
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7/15/2009 - TomH wrote: flawed
Corked.
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6/20/2009 - jrobs7777 wrote: 95 Points
Semi-Blind Whites (Our House -- Philadelphia): This is tremendous. I do not know how the 02 ranks alongside the 95 or 05 (which I have in the cellar) but this is just a delight. Not too heavy. Not too sweet. Great citrus, apricot, honeyed nuts. Maybe a tad bitter which is the only nit. Great concentration. The acidity and mineral notes melded beautifully. The finish was incredibly long. This is one of those wines that you taste for minutes and minutes after sipping and if there were not other wines to taste, you could still taste this for 10+ minutes.
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6/20/2009 - ews3 wrote: 96 Points
Semi-Blind White Wine Tasting (Casa Roberts): I *just* reloaded on these but continue to drink them every occasion I get. My God I love this stuff. quince, peach, apricot, honey, nutmeg, with a smooth sweetness -- very sweet, but not thick or cloying. an incredible acidity makes this smooth as can be. Not the highest score I gave at this tasting, but my favorite of the wines... LONG finish -- basically you keep experiencing this until you get lured in to another sip. 6 bottles left in the cellar and I'm already looking for more...
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6/13/2009 - winemaker wrote: 92 Points
Pretty good, but I agree with others on the hold comment. This wine will be better in another 3-5 years. Plenty of acid here to hold everything together.
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6/5/2009 - wineismylife wrote: 93 Points
WIML93+. No formal notes. Coming along nicely. Drink or hold.
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5/24/2009 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 95 Points
Annual Memorial Day Wine Barbecue at Jeff's (Chez Jeff Ricks, Altadena, California): Light medium apricot color; papaya, apricot, peach and lime nose; gorgeous, silky, apricot and ripe lime cream palate; long finish
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4/27/2009 - jeff nowak wrote:
substitute for a corked 76 (bummer). based on this and recent tastings...hold!
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4/27/2009 - kstoddard wrote: 90 Points
G6 (Rick): Yellow color. Citrus nose. Tastes of lemon, lime, orange and tangerine. Citrus finish with a slight sourness. From the last few bottles, it seems to have shutdown and is going through a very awkward period. Hold.
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3/18/2009 - goofy Yno wrote: 91 Points
honeysuckle, peach nose nice mouth, slightly too sweet.
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3/18/2009 - kstoddard wrote:
Italian Offline with Loren Sonkin (Backstreet Wine Salon, Phoenix): Bright yellow color. Pretty floral nose. Tastes of pear, honey and pineapple. Not the best bottle I've ever had. Seems a bit flat tonight. Shut down?
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3/18/2009 - jivey wrote: 94 Points
Consistant with prior notes.
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3/18/2009 - jeff nowak wrote:
closed/ didn't perform to it's usual ethereal self.
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3/18/2009 - mattiasjansson wrote: 95 Points
Backstreet - Barolo/Barbaresco, 2000 or older (Backstreet Wine Salon, Phoenix, AZ): Nose was phenomenal. A bit flat on palate, and the finish was short. Very odd and not like previous tastings. Giving the high score on the fact that I'd been happy smelling my glass the rest of the evening.
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2/28/2009 - pifcho wrote: 93 Points
Oh, this is so young that I have a tough time guessing how great this could turn out to be. Rather lightweight, compared to the recent '96 and '97, I am sure this will gain weight with time. Sparkling acidity, which reminds me of a young riesling. A lot of quince and tropical fruits on the palate. It is drinking fine today, but I am going to put away my two other bottles for a long time. 91-95
Price paid: $30ish for a half-bottle
Would I buy again? Yes (would absolutely buy it for $45 or less for a big bottle)
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2/15/2009 - dbkitc wrote: 92 Points
Another beautiful bottle of this wine. The nose had a bit more yeasty/cheesy element than I remember, but this wine again delivered with lovely fruit purity is a precise, liner style. Can age forever. (92+)
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1/1/2009 - ziavino wrote: 98 Points
Wow. Popped and poured, and the nose was nearly impossible to figure out at first. Initially, I got a whiff of wet cardboard, and was worried this might be corked. Thankfully, it blew off right away, and was supplanted by honeysuckle, orange, and a touch of bile. Bizarre.
On the palate, this was a masterpiece. A rush of sweet melon and rich honey march through the mid-palate, but are kicked to the curb by a fresh, zesty blast of lemon on a finish that goes on and on. Remarkable.
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12/24/2008 - ews3 wrote: 96 Points
Yummy. Quince, honey, apricot, truffle oil -- once again I was shocked how much was there on the nose and the palate. A more subtle dessert wine, this is very sweet, but not intensely sugary. This is a great, great wine that will be appreciated by novices looking for straight-forward 'yum' and experts looking for more complexity alike. This has a long life ahead of it, but I am drinking them too fast!
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10/23/2008 - mmyette wrote: 94 Points
Sweet honey, stone fruit and flowers on the nose. Full bodied and unctious with glycerin galore, the palate was round and long, with less zip than the 05, but bitter melon, ripe pear, peach, honey, and orange rind. Finish was long. Delicious wine!
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9/26/2008 - ews3 wrote: 96 Points
wow... great wine. quince, honey, marmalade, truffles, apricot, pineapple, mango -- its all in there and more. not too thick finish goes for some time (not as long as the rieussec from the same evening. the quince and truffle/honey flavors made me wish i had some manchego... mmm...
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9/6/2008 - cgrimes wrote: 95 Points
Tasted at the CT Weekend Event. Similar to my previous notes. I just can't get enough of this stuff.
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9/6/2008 - Rob MacKay wrote: 95 Points
My first try of a Chenin Blanc dessert wine and wow, is this stuff fantastic or what!?! A great sweet wine that soars to the top of my charts for stickies with a wonderful tropical profile framed by a creamy texture that coats your tongue. Fantastic on it's own and great with a cheese platter or just about anything else. We loved this wine and will most certainly be searching for more.
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5/16/2008 - Terkel wrote: 94 Points
Loire tasting (Michaels appartment): Brilliant golden amber color. Exotic fruits and some spicy nuances on the nose. Dried fruit, raisin and apricot, and some ripe pineapple on the palate. Pure nectar with good fill and superb balance between the sweetness and acidity. Very elegant and hangs long in the mouth.
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5/4/2008 - wineandpunk Likes this wine:
smoky, fuzzy peach nose, palate is apricot, tangerine, bit of honey, nice viscosity
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4/27/2008 - dastephens wrote: 92 Points
Served as an aperitif; honeyed notes, extended finish, beautiful evolution over 1 hour of drinking with richness expanding
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3/31/2008 - kstoddard wrote: 93 Points
G7 (Jeff): Grapefruit, pear, pear, lime and honey. Possessing a steely minerality. Full bodied. Rich and complex on the finish. Not the best showing tonight compared to other times I've had this wine.
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3/8/2008 - wineismylife wrote: 93 Points
DAWGS March 2008 - New vs Old World Rhones (WineWave's house in McKinney, TX): WIML93
Tasted March 8, 2008. Opened and served immediately. Yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of honey, apricot and lychee carries right through to the palate with an added flavors of light and sweet cherry. Medium to vibrant acidity, medium body. Drink or hold.
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3/1/2008 - ews3 wrote: 95 Points
yummy... no formal note... bottle went quickly
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2/27/2008 - randomly wrote: 84 Points
Shut down? muted nose, tasted like pineapple juice mixed with simple syrup. Very disappointing bottle.
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1/26/2008 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 94 Points
12.5% alcohol. golden honey color. creamy white peach on the nose, with ripe apricot and honey. crisp, yet full and rich and explosive with luscious honey, orange peel, spicy pineapple and minerals. the sweetness and acidity are perfectly balanced with a rich, honeyed finish. it got better after being opened for an hour, so i imagine this needs a few more years to show what it really can do.
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1/20/2008 - br wrote:
aging nicely. color has deepened to a gold, flavors have grown up to honeyed figs, melon quince and the perfect slash of acidity on the finish. great depth and intensity of flavor. somethin' else. day 2 - spiced pears added to the mix and the finish is beautiful. flavors have melded perfectly on day 2.
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1/1/2008 - marc d wrote:
Honey, pears tropical fruit and something like model glue in the nose. Seems very young though.
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12/30/2007 - cbuhlman wrote: 95 Points
light amber straw color, ripe fruits of peach, cameo apple and a touch of banana, refreshing acidity coupled with amber honey sweetness and smokiness. a long persistent finish. nearly perfect.
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12/30/2007 - dbkitc wrote: 94 Points
Medium gold. Lime, nectarine and honey. Lovely richness and precision. A touch of spice as well. A lovely sweet wine that has both laser focus and a generous personality. Thanks Carl! (94+)
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12/29/2007 - gregg g wrote:
From .375ml, this is simply a stunning sweet wine. Liquid spiced pears with additional layers of complexity present. An unctious wine with bright acidty and a rediculously long finish. I'm so glad I have a few more to enjoy and can't wait to see what becomes of this wine with age.
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12/24/2007 - Siggy wrote: 92 Points
Christmas Eve dinner with family. Delicious, showing more of a red apple flavor profile than previous bottles tasted. White honey and pear as well. Refreshing acidity. Nice texture.
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12/21/2007 - NW Winehawk wrote: 96 Points
yummy!
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12/15/2007 - DesMarteau wrote: 94 Points
Nice. Liquidifed pears, lemon, minerals. Great integration. Great Apertif.
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12/8/2007 - BradA wrote: 94 Points
GWC Holiday Dinner 2007 (Mistral Restaurant, Seattle): The closer for the evening:
Pale straw in color and unforgiving on the nose. Warming the glass with my hands, I was able to coax lychee and pineapple. A lovely mix of tropical fruits that all enjoyed. I think that the wine is in a bit of a "dumb" phase, perhaps it shall slumber a few years before another is opened.
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11/22/2007 - spacewrangler wrote: 84 Points
Didnt seem complex to me, just a honeyed syrup tinged with apricot and apple. Tasted more like apple juice than anything.
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11/9/2007 - krhule wrote: 95 Points
All sorts of fresh sweet fruits on the palate. Honey and succulent very crisp. Very smooth and sweet. I would have scored this higher if it was more open on the nose.
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10/3/2007 - mattiasjansson wrote: flawed
Corked.
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10/3/2007 - kstoddard wrote: flawed
eRobert Parker Offline - Loire (Backstreet Wine Salon, Phoenix): From half bottle. Spearmint and menthol. Nothing like what I've had numerous times before. Definitely an off bottle. Not sure what's wrong? Not corked. Not heat damaged.
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9/29/2007 - cgrimes wrote: 95 Points
Dinner at Home (Byfield, MA): Beautiful light golden color with nose of orange rinds and honey. Palate reveals same with some apricot and spice. Good mouthfeel without being syrupy. Nice acidity to balance the gentle sweetness with a long finish. Served with a selection of cheeses.
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8/17/2007 - wineismylife wrote: 93 Points
WIML93,NOWA,WS97
Tasted August 17, 2007 at a SWILL offline. Opened and served immediately. Identical to my last tasting. Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of oranges, almonds and tropical fruits. Flavors of oranges, tropical fruits and honey. Hold.
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8/17/2007 - win wrote: 93 Points
SWILL tasting. Minimal notes.
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8/12/2007 - Griffin wrote:
12.5%
(Tasted 13-May-2007)
Opened the previous night. Pale, clear golden colour; nose of flint, honey (or honey suckle), spice, perhaps an earthy note as well; pleasant, cottony mouth feel (flocculent), with nice sweetness and some lemon.
Long and well integrated finish; very clean and balanced. I can’t ask for any feature of this wine to be either enhanced or muted. Personally I would prefer to drink this wine in the summer and Sauternes in the winter.
WS rated this at 97. I can say that this wine is ethereal and angelic.
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7/14/2007 - Siggy wrote: 94 Points
Tasting Group Dinner (Jeff's House): Rich, racy, concentrated flavors of pink grapefruit and watermelon. Crisp, zesty acidity nicely balances the fruit and sweetness. Delicious and refreshing. Still yery young.
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6/20/2007 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 95 Points
Grand Cru Burgundy Tasting Dinner OL (Twist Bistro, Campbell, California): Honeyed sweet lime nose; delicious, creamy, honeyed citrus palate with lime acidity and a chalky note; long finish
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5/22/2007 - goofy Yno wrote: 94 Points
apples, pears. good acidity with too much sweetness. good finish. a very enjoyable dessert wine.
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5/22/2007 - kstoddard wrote: 93 Points
Pears. Nice mid palate complexity. Pretty floral finish. Good acidity. Much lighter mouth feel and concentration than I remember in the past. Almost tasting like a dry wine.
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5/5/2007 - cgrimes wrote: 95 Points
Beautiful light golden color with nose of orange rinds and honey. Palate reveals same with some apricot and spice. Good mouthfeel without being syrupy. Nice acidity to balance the gentle sweetness with a long finish. Served with honeydew melon and blackberries. This pretty much blew me away.
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4/14/2007 - BradA wrote: 94 Points
This wine is just soo delish! Succulent, sweet without any cloying sweetness on the finish. I will be hard pressed not to drink these up over the next decade. Those that like dessert wines should seek a bottle as it blows by most sauternes in my opinion.
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3/1/2007 - guitarguy wrote: 96 Points
What a unique animal. The wine is nearly the color of California hills in the late summer. It has a nose of orange marmalade and with hints of coconut. The wine also tastes of coconut with grapefruit and other citrus flavors without the cloying sweetness of some Sauternes and TBA's. I have been working on this for a week, keeping it under refrigeration and vacu-vin, and it seems as good as when I first opened it. Dessert Chenin Blanc, good stuff, Maynard. I am tickled I bought a case of this and 3 bottles of the 2003.
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2/27/2007 - 5laton wrote: 94 Points
Golden color. Great nose of beeswax and honey, candied orange peel, applesauce, petrol. Penetrating acidity on the tongue, followed by waxy, mouthcoating waves of beeswax, apricot, honey, citrus. Wonderfully balanced, with a long finish. This is just sensational and definitely one of my favorite dessert wines.
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2/13/2007 - Old_Winyards wrote: 95 Points
Brilliant wine. Light yellow-orange color. Sweet, but a nice firm backing of acid kept it well framed-in and not at all cloying. Lots of quince, peaches, and melon fruits on both the nose and palate, plush texture along with oodles of lush tropical fruit and some creamy honey and beeswax.
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1/6/2007 - festiva wrote: 96 Points
Out of 375 ml. Not as crisp as the bottles I've had previously, but whoa! The botrytis is really singing. Mango, pear, honey, and minerals, and petrolly-botrytis. The more this sits in the glass the more complex it gets. The finish on this wine is endless... Used 1/2 this bottle to make some kick-ass apple pie. Wow!
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10/14/2006 - wineismylife wrote: 93 Points
win's 40th Birthday Party (win's house in The Colony, TX): WIML93,NOWA,WS97
Tasted October 14, 2006 at win’s 40th birthday party. Opened and served immediately in a Riedel restaurant series white wine glass. Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of oranges, almonds and exotic tropical fruits. Flavors of oranges, tropical fruits and a little dash of honey. Perfectly balanced. Slamming good wine although not as good as my previous tastings. Hold.
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10/14/2006 - win wrote: 93 Points
Blind Birthday Tasting (Win's House - Texas): Just like I remember it....great wine.
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8/23/2006 - br wrote:
quick note from memory: more unctuous than the last time we had this. still needs time as flavors and textures are not integrated. thick, delicious with a wonderful streak of acidity. looking forward to tasting this over the next couple decades. still a stunning wine. *****
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8/23/2006 - PurpleHaze wrote: 95 Points
From 375. Delicious. Complex, rich without being cloying. A myriad of flavors. Don't drink this too cold, as the flavors exhibit themselves more fully as the wine warms up.
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8/13/2006 - festiva wrote: 97 Points
Brilliant as always!
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7/13/2006 - win wrote: 94 Points
Carrollton, TX OL (Amici's): Golden lemon yellow with the scent of honeysuckle and vanilla that truly coated one’s mouth. Had very complex flavors of pineapple, peaches and apricots with toasted honey in the background. Some botrytis? Loved this wine.
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5/13/2006 - Thralow wrote: 90 Points
very nice should age a lot longer
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5/4/2006 - Veloman wrote:
Absolutely beautiful wine. Layers and layers of pear, peach and honey, all supported by great minerality and acidity. Nothing cloying or clumsy here, very elegant and balanced with a long, long rainwater/citrus finish. Drinking so nicely so young out of a 375 ml bottle, i am looking forward to slowly (very slowly) working my way through the 6-pack of 750s over the years.
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1/22/2006 - caberoonie wrote:
desert for a dinner party on Sat. 01/21/06 - beautiful sweet nose, but we should have waited 2 to 4 years to let this one settle down.
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1/14/2006 - Jester wrote: 96 Points
On the nose, bountiful aromas of fig, orange juice concentrate, mango, sauteed pear, and a slight nuttiness........hazelnut? The first sip blasts you with an up front searing acidity, but to tell the truth, it isn't overwhelming because as soon as it hits, it gracefully melts away into flavors of lemon meringue pie, pineapple, peach, and mango sorbet. Some might think that the acidity is a bit too much, but I found it very refreshing as opposed to the overbearing sweetness of a Sauternes. This has a very long life ahead of it. I won't open my next bottle for at least 5-7, and will certainly buy more to drink over the next 20 or more. Just spectacular!
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1/9/2006 - BradA wrote: 94 Points
Damn, this stuff went down so fast and smooth, I barely thought about the wine... A glorious elixir that drinks wonderfully now--glad I still have a few resting for future years. Notes of pear, honey and a smooth tasty finish.
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5/24/2005 - archer752000 wrote: 92 Points
Light amber color.
Nose - freshly cut mango, pears.
Minerality goes through this wine from top to bottom
with many green-yellow notes - mango, pears, honey.
Finish is long and caressing.
At the same time I think it's little bit too sweet for my taste.
Time will show how it will develop.
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2/19/2005 - wineismylife wrote:
Tasted February 19, 2005 at a DAWGS offline at Lavendou in Dallas, TX. Opened and served immediately in Spiegelau Authentis WeissWein glasses. Clear and lovely light yellow to straw color in the glass. Heartstopping nose of tropical fruits, flowers, minerals and a little citrus. Wow nelly! This baby hit the palate and my eyes rolled. Full and rich wine throwing flavors on so many levels. Minerals, passion fruit, honey, nuts, citrus, etc… I’m betting this will morph into a honey dripping beauty over the next 20+ years. Highly recommended regardless of price. If you don’t own some of this I recommend you get off of the stick and buy some now. My WOTN by a long shot.
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11/28/2004 - BradA wrote: 93 Points
Just about as great as the bottle two weeks ago! Beautiful fruits, no cloying acidity. A wine for the next 20 years--if you can keep your hands off! I shared this with my in-laws for the post Thanksgiving dinner; they aren't wine people, but they definitely liked the wine.
Enjoy!
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11/25/2004 - ddamron wrote: 95 Points
Wonderful wine, we had it for with dessert for Thanksgiving.
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11/8/2004 - BradA wrote: 94 Points
Opened for a family birthday party--wow what a wine! Brilliant notes of pear and fruit! A tasty wine that avoided the overtly and cloying sweetness and acidic finish often experienced with Sauternes. A great wine with a fantastic future! I will buy more!
ps the WS gave it 97 points....I can see this as a 95/96 wine in a few years, but no higher.
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