PNP: Deep golden and a little cloudy to the eyes. On the nose a lot of juicy, fleshy stone fruits like apricots and a little tropical fruits like mangos. Good spectrum of aromas.
On the palate vibrant acidity with detectable sugar (30% botrytis) to support the fruit flavours which are slightly skewed towards yellow fruits compared to the nose. Full bodied. Nutty, oxidative notes only evident on the medium+ finish but theses are very much under control.
Solid 91 points, a great wine to drink on its own or pair with food.
Rest in fridge for 2 days prior to second tasting: Wine is holding up well on nose and palate but colour is now quite a bit more orange. More oxidative notes (both on nose and palate) that adds to the complexity. I enjoy the 1st day better given its freshness but this is clearly a personal preference.
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Barely cloudy light gold. Fresh nose of mild tropical fruits and hay. The palate is very round for a SB, riper and less exotic than the nose. The finish is long and stoney. This was enjoyed with crabcakes, although a finfish might have matched better.
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Very grapefruity on nose and palate. Much cleaner and fresher than previous notes led me to expect. Some mineral but more about the variety than the origin. Nicely delineated, enjoyable.
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August Wines (Loire/Alsace/Beaujolais/Spain); 8/15/2009-8/24/2009 (London and Lisbon): v dense/undistringuishable/pink grapfruit/herbal/stony/gooseberries/then funny again/rubber/iodium/salt/then undistinguishable/quasi oxidized, longish/pure in the palate/then foggy again/does not take one way or another/interesting/better defined than the nose/acidity in the right place/and saltiness. **/Rebuy Maybe
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More obviously SB when working through the bottle, but still on that cusp between a conventional wine and oxidised nonsense. Let go and it's nice. Worry about it and you won't like...
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Tasted at The Sampler (and bottle bought): nutty long yeasty but still fresh. Full body and not at all obviously sauvignon blanc if tasted blind. Feels a bit like it was allowed to oxidise a little during vinification.
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11/20/2018 - John Nezlek wrote: 89 Points
Note: I use a scale on which 85 represents a very good wine.
I did not detect the sweetness that Tony Ling mentioned, but other than that, I echo his/her sentiments, albeit with a slightly lower score.
Crisp and vibrant no signs of deterioration. Excellent bottle.
Drink 'em if you got 'em.
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1/3/2018 - Tony Ling Likes this wine: 91 Points
PNP: Deep golden and a little cloudy to the eyes. On the nose a lot of juicy, fleshy stone fruits like apricots and a little tropical fruits like mangos. Good spectrum of aromas.
On the palate vibrant acidity with detectable sugar (30% botrytis) to support the fruit flavours which are slightly skewed towards yellow fruits compared to the nose. Full bodied. Nutty, oxidative notes only evident on the medium+ finish but theses are very much under control.
Solid 91 points, a great wine to drink on its own or pair with food.
Rest in fridge for 2 days prior to second tasting: Wine is holding up well on nose and palate but colour is now quite a bit more orange. More oxidative notes (both on nose and palate) that adds to the complexity. I enjoy the 1st day better given its freshness but this is clearly a personal preference.
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11/8/2013 - SteveG wrote: 90 Points
Barely cloudy light gold. Fresh nose of mild tropical fruits and hay. The palate is very round for a SB, riper and less exotic than the nose. The finish is long and stoney. This was enjoyed with crabcakes, although a finfish might have matched better.
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7/5/2011 - John Nezlek wrote: 89 Points
Maybe 90. An interesting wine -- a SB with a bit more character and flavor than many others. A bit deeper and richer. Not oxidized to me.
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2/13/2011 - sadofsky wrote:
This was probably in between the first two bottles. Very enjoyable!
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10/30/2010 - sadofsky wrote:
Very grapefruity and interesting. I would not describe this bottle as oxidized.
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8/15/2010 - Honey Badger wrote: 90 Points
Impressions of an old white Burg, really tasty, decant.
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8/13/2010 - linserge wrote:
intriguing, perhaps corked, strong impressions, not entirely pleasurable
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4/23/2010 - AndrewSGHall wrote:
Very grapefruity on nose and palate. Much cleaner and fresher than previous notes led me to expect. Some mineral but more about the variety than the origin. Nicely delineated, enjoyable.
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2/27/2010 - sadofsky wrote:
I thought this tasted more like a Chenin Blanc (say a Savenierres) than a Sancerre. Complex, a little oxidized, a little tropical fruit.
I liked it, but it would have been hard to have more than a glass or so without some cheese or something.
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8/24/2009 - FMG wrote:
August Wines (Loire/Alsace/Beaujolais/Spain); 8/15/2009-8/24/2009 (London and Lisbon): v dense/undistringuishable/pink grapfruit/herbal/stony/gooseberries/then funny again/rubber/iodium/salt/then undistinguishable/quasi oxidized, longish/pure in the palate/then foggy again/does not take one way or another/interesting/better defined than the nose/acidity in the right place/and saltiness. **/Rebuy Maybe
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8/8/2009 - rob1869 wrote: 91 Points
More obviously SB when working through the bottle, but still on that cusp between a conventional wine and oxidised nonsense. Let go and it's nice. Worry about it and you won't like...
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8/1/2009 - rob1869 wrote: 91 Points
Tasted at The Sampler (and bottle bought): nutty long yeasty but still fresh. Full body and not at all obviously sauvignon blanc if tasted blind. Feels a bit like it was allowed to oxidise a little during vinification.
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