second night - the extra time in the bottle did a lot for this wine -- adding definition, clarity, and intensity of the minerals and the fruit. Nicely balanced at this point. Poured about a third of the bottle into a split to work on tomorrow night. Interesting experiment. Oxidized notes are essentially gone on day 2.
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Following several threads on the Squires board about oxidation among 1995 White Burgs that then opened to become very full and rich, I decided to open this bottle - a single - to see if the phenomenon was present in this case. On opening, the wine did show some measure of oxidation. Within a short time, the dominant tones were of slate, crushed shells, wet gravel, and light citrus. I had a couple of small glasses over the course of an hour, and didn't notice much change, but corked the bottle and put it back in the fridge so I can taste it over the next day or so.
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3/2/2004 - SteveHyde wrote: 91 Points
second night - the extra time in the bottle did a lot for this wine -- adding definition, clarity, and intensity of the minerals and the fruit. Nicely balanced at this point. Poured about a third of the bottle into a split to work on tomorrow night. Interesting experiment. Oxidized notes are essentially gone on day 2.
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3/1/2004 - SteveHyde wrote:
Following several threads on the Squires board about oxidation among 1995 White Burgs that then opened to become very full and rich, I decided to open this bottle - a single - to see if the phenomenon was present in this case. On opening, the wine did show some measure of oxidation. Within a short time, the dominant tones were of slate, crushed shells, wet gravel, and light citrus. I had a couple of small glasses over the course of an hour, and didn't notice much change, but corked the bottle and put it back in the fridge so I can taste it over the next day or so.
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