Wow, this was in pristine condition... some more from a 375ml half-btl. Singing right out of the gates, with a potpourri of white-florals, cream, pop-corn, chalk. Tasted so youthful, with a creamy texture of lemons, honeysuckle. Darn delicious!
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Stressed when I opened this bottle, but lucky I was as the cork and the wine were in perfect conditions, no sign of premox. Lighter yellow than I expected for a 2005, the wine was still singing and in fantastic shape. Thankfully this held perfectly well post 10yo target (when most of its peers failed) and kept going to the 20yo target. Creamy, med bodied, lemony, perfect acidity and long, this was a pleasure to drink. We gave this 30 mins of air in decanter
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Second bottle after the first was oxidised, and this bottle was singing, and absolutely superb. Possessing an engaging nose of lemon and citrus, the palate and finish have stoney notes with excellent balance and minerality. With the right bottle this is great value for money, but it does seem to be a little hit and miss as it ages.
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3/28/2024 - etyc Likes this wine:
Pre Good-Friday catch-up.
Wow, this was in pristine condition... some more from a 375ml half-btl. Singing right out of the gates, with a potpourri of white-florals, cream, pop-corn, chalk. Tasted so youthful, with a creamy texture of lemons, honeysuckle. Darn delicious!
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11/21/2023 - jhngo Likes this wine: 94 Points
Fresh vanilla lemon curds
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11/20/2023 - jhngo wrote: flawed
Oxd but not terrible.
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1/28/2023 - RED AND BLACK wrote: 93 Points
Stressed when I opened this bottle, but lucky I was as the cork and the wine were in perfect conditions, no sign of premox. Lighter yellow than I expected for a 2005, the wine was still singing and in fantastic shape. Thankfully this held perfectly well post 10yo target (when most of its peers failed) and kept going to the 20yo target. Creamy, med bodied, lemony, perfect acidity and long, this was a pleasure to drink. We gave this 30 mins of air in decanter
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10/15/2022 - djhammond Likes this wine: 95 Points
Second bottle after the first was oxidised, and this bottle was singing, and absolutely superb. Possessing an engaging nose of lemon and citrus, the palate and finish have stoney notes with excellent balance and minerality. With the right bottle this is great value for money, but it does seem to be a little hit and miss as it ages.
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