Medium golden yellow in color. Nose was initially primarily of oxidative notes but eventually opened up to revel an attractive & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of apples, stone fruit & citrus notes of lemons/limes with overtones of floral notes, almonds, minerals & stony notes in the background (no pun intended). Medium-full bodied with a good concentration of balanced & smooth textured, ripe flavors of apples, pears & lemons/limes with minerals & a bit of oxidation notes lingering in the background. Lingering finish. Drinks well at present but appears to be on the downward portion of its development. Still, quite interesting to see how it has developed after 26 years of age.
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I thought this was wonderful. The acidity was perfectly balanced. Could have had a touch more breadth on the palate but that’s a minor nit to pick. Excellent!
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Nothing wrong here, but nothing right either. Simple, decent balance, lacks both complexity and flavor. And we gave it a couple of hours air time just in case.
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9/12/2023 - Vinnut wrote:
Medium golden yellow in color. Nose was initially primarily of oxidative notes but eventually opened up to revel an attractive & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of apples, stone fruit & citrus notes of lemons/limes with overtones of floral notes, almonds, minerals & stony notes in the background (no pun intended). Medium-full bodied with a good concentration of balanced & smooth textured, ripe flavors of apples, pears & lemons/limes with minerals & a bit of oxidation notes lingering in the background. Lingering finish. Drinks well at present but appears to be on the downward portion of its development. Still, quite interesting to see how it has developed after 26 years of age.
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12/12/2017 - tooch wrote: flawed
Badly oxidized.
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11/17/2017 - winequant Likes this wine: 91 Points
I thought this was wonderful. The acidity was perfectly balanced. Could have had a touch more breadth on the palate but that’s a minor nit to pick. Excellent!
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8/1/2017 - sdr wrote:
Nothing wrong here, but nothing right either. Simple, decent balance, lacks both complexity and flavor. And we gave it a couple of hours air time just in case.
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10/15/2012 - JesseBeckerMS wrote:
From magnum. More development here. Very faintly toffee, almond with lemon, cut hay. Sweet apple and honey on the palate. Clean, fresh, citrusy finish
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