Clear light yellow. Hints of business, old furniture, lemon and white flowers. After a few minutes the fruit comes a bit more to the fore as the ox blows off. Very dry thinning citrus flavours and a dry finish.
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Pale. Nose is slightly oxidative, pistachio ice cream initially and, as someone else observed, freshly pressed plastic! Slightly fresher and muted after time in glass. On the palate quite rich, medium bodied, crunchy apricot, crab apple, pomegranate and a slight cream soda finish. Interesting wine, complex with lots going on.
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Lovely aged characters starting to appear, nuts and honey, over what is essentially a young, fresh, age worthy wine. Lemon and pear, with touch of apple, line of acid cleaning up. Bottles in this condition have many fine years ahead.
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Decanted for 3 hours. Very interesting nose, dominated by the aroma of freshly pressed plastic, along with some honey, minerals, and pear. More plastic on the oily palate, as well as tart lemon and stewed red apple. Short finish, with medium acidity. Not much depth to this, quite one dimensional. My first time trying this wine, I'm going to have to assume this bottle was flawed based on the notes of others.
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Fresh, nutty/honeysuckle nose, but palate features searing acidity. I knew it was too early, but I wanted to test it for potential. It wasn't too early, it was WAY too early. This will be extraordinary, but only after 10 years or more in the cellar. Score is based on potential - it is borderline undrinkable at present.
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pale lemon yellow, looks younger utterly different nose: more woodsy (I don't mean oak), fresh and vibrant / youthful, unyielding, lemon fresh, woodsy, austere finish, not very giving, dissappointing and not really interested in drinking
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First night: Honeysuckle aromas, bitter lemon palate, spritzy, leading to mineral and almost harshly acidic long finish. Second night: Had calmed down a bit, quite delicate palate, citrus and more honeysuckle, no spritz. Bottom half of cork was very soggy, so perhaps not the best example of this wine.
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3/1/2019 - David J Cooper wrote: 91 Points
Clear light yellow. Hints of business, old furniture, lemon and white flowers. After a few minutes the fruit comes a bit more to the fore as the ox blows off. Very dry thinning citrus flavours and a dry finish.
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11/10/2015 - ecola Likes this wine: 89 Points
Subtle almond and melon fruit. Solid weight. Mineral driven with none dry finish.
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5/18/2015 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 95 Points
Light medium yellow color; aromatic, baked pear, lemon custard, toast, lemon marmalade, almond, safflower oil nose; rich, delicious, oily textured, tart orange cream, orange marmalade, almond palate with medium acidity; should go 35-plus years; long finish (11% alcohol; pH 2.68; TA 8.4 g/L) 95+ points
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8/8/2013 - bacchus of knockholt Likes this wine: 87 Points
Pale. Nose is slightly oxidative, pistachio ice cream initially and, as someone else observed, freshly pressed plastic! Slightly fresher and muted after time in glass. On the palate quite rich, medium bodied, crunchy apricot, crab apple, pomegranate and a slight cream soda finish. Interesting wine, complex with lots going on.
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6/17/2012 - bendid wrote: 92 Points
Lovely aged characters starting to appear, nuts and honey, over what is essentially a young, fresh, age worthy wine. Lemon and pear, with touch of apple, line of acid cleaning up. Bottles in this condition have many fine years ahead.
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5/14/2011 - MattTM wrote:
Decanted for 3 hours. Very interesting nose, dominated by the aroma of freshly pressed plastic, along with some honey, minerals, and pear. More plastic on the oily palate, as well as tart lemon and stewed red apple. Short finish, with medium acidity. Not much depth to this, quite one dimensional. My first time trying this wine, I'm going to have to assume this bottle was flawed based on the notes of others.
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2/26/2011 - winot wrote: 93 Points
Fresh, nutty/honeysuckle nose, but palate features searing acidity. I knew it was too early, but I wanted to test it for potential. It wasn't too early, it was WAY too early. This will be extraordinary, but only after 10 years or more in the cellar. Score is based on potential - it is borderline undrinkable at present.
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10/28/2010 - Bearbus wrote:
pale lemon yellow, looks younger
utterly different nose: more woodsy (I don't mean oak), fresh and vibrant / youthful, unyielding, lemon
fresh, woodsy, austere finish, not very giving, dissappointing and not really interested in drinking
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9/27/2010 - Avid Wino wrote: 87 Points
First night: Honeysuckle aromas, bitter lemon palate, spritzy, leading to mineral and almost harshly acidic long finish. Second night: Had calmed down a bit, quite delicate palate, citrus and more honeysuckle, no spritz. Bottom half of cork was very soggy, so perhaps not the best example of this wine.
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