Indeed! Garlic! But also vanilla (not the oaky kind, real vanilla pods), and ripe pear. Works really well, I've never had a chardonnay like this. Great wine, excellent length with a peacock tail's finish.
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This is really sticky and plump. Awesome rich pine- and honey-flavored start. Doesn't have the lovely 2001 acids, but sort of makes up for it with thickness. Late, late botrytis. Lasts for ages with overripe peach and more Canadian clover-honey. It's a nice Loupiac, especially for the price, but avoid it if you don't like the sticky & fat side of Botrytis Semillon. All sorts of people are raving about the finesse of 2001 vintage but if you really want the Botrytis essence, without distracting acids and complexity, get this one.
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2003 Bodegas Felix Callejo Ribera del Duero Selección de Viñedos de la Familia
6/11/2008 - iep wrote: 95 Points
Lush. Fine detail, well structured, and very intense in flavor.
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2004 Springfield Estate Chardonnay Wild Yeast
6/11/2008 - iep wrote: 91 Points
Indeed! Garlic! But also vanilla (not the oaky kind, real vanilla pods), and ripe pear. Works really well, I've never had a chardonnay like this. Great wine, excellent length with a peacock tail's finish.
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2003 Château Loupiac-Gaudiet
3/6/2008 - iep wrote: 86 Points
This is really sticky and plump. Awesome rich pine- and honey-flavored start. Doesn't have the lovely 2001 acids, but sort of makes up for it with thickness. Late, late botrytis. Lasts for ages with overripe peach and more Canadian clover-honey. It's a nice Loupiac, especially for the price, but avoid it if you don't like the sticky & fat side of Botrytis Semillon. All sorts of people are raving about the finesse of 2001 vintage but if you really want the Botrytis essence, without distracting acids and complexity, get this one.
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