Stone fruit and honey on the nose and a complex palate shot through with almond, honey, lemon pith and baking spice. Surprisingly creamy and mouthfilling with nice length on the finish. This is certainly in the upper echelon of white CdR, but although all the components are present, this seems a tad disjointed right now. Looking forward to seeing how this develops over the next few years, and it may well merit a higher score in future.
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Drank over four nights, but consumed very little the first two because of overwhelming vanilla oak. Fruit emerged night three but leaned toward the pruny, overripe black plum end of the spectrum.
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Pleasant shtank on the nose, which blew off after 30 minutes or so to reveal a high-toned syrah in an old-world style. Loads of dark fruit without veering into the jammy end of the spectrum. Nicely done, and I think this will hold for a few years at least.
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2022 Château La Nerthe Côtes du Rhône Les Cassagnes de la Nerthe Blanc
2/3/2024 - VinToronto wrote: 90 Points
Stone fruit and honey on the nose and a complex palate shot through with almond, honey, lemon pith and baking spice. Surprisingly creamy and mouthfilling with nice length on the finish.
This is certainly in the upper echelon of white CdR, but although all the components are present, this seems a tad disjointed right now. Looking forward to seeing how this develops over the next few years, and it may well merit a higher score in future.
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2006 Bodegas Muga Rioja Gran Reserva Prado Enea
1/29/2022 - VinToronto wrote: 86 Points
Drank over four nights, but consumed very little the first two because of overwhelming vanilla oak. Fruit emerged night three but leaned toward the pruny, overripe black plum end of the spectrum.
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2015 Little Wings Syrah Antle
2/21/2021 - VinToronto wrote: 91 Points
Pleasant shtank on the nose, which blew off after 30 minutes or so to reveal a high-toned syrah in an old-world style. Loads of dark fruit without veering into the jammy end of the spectrum. Nicely done, and I think this will hold for a few years at least.
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