Bottles from the Yalumba museum cellar. Gently fading. Plenty of beef stock and Hoisin. Elegant and lacy. Sweet and vinous. Some earth, rose petals and spice. Builds slowly and is still engaging and ethereal.
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Beautiful wine with so much going on, yet subtle. Decanted and poured over 3 hours or so. Chameleon like changes in the glass and recharges from the decanter. Initial funky gave way to what I would call clouds of flavor -- all subtle but intense, and hard to pin down. Sort of had everything going on -- old fruit, sous bois, dried roses, white flowers, hints of menthol. We kept noting that it seems to be at an inflection point -- could turn into more of a bottle with "old wine characteristics" (perhaps converging with old Rioja) or develop into further complexity. Since we have no more, we will never know.
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Burgundy Dinner with Friends (71 Above - Los Angeles CA): 4 cm fill. Mature red cherry and berry with savory spice. Still nicely bright, very well balanced and persistent. One of the best bottles of this wine I recall tasting.
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Wine a little down the neck cork was weak but came out A little brown but still plenty of purple classic barnyard nose Elegant well balanced wine powerful with a long finish Perfect with my duck 92 rating
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4/17/2024 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Bottles from the Yalumba museum cellar. Gently fading. Plenty of beef stock and Hoisin. Elegant and lacy. Sweet and vinous. Some earth, rose petals and spice. Builds slowly and is still engaging and ethereal.
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4/5/2024 - deardorff8x10 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Beautiful wine with so much going on, yet subtle. Decanted and poured over 3 hours or so. Chameleon like changes in the glass and recharges from the decanter. Initial funky gave way to what I would call clouds of flavor -- all subtle but intense, and hard to pin down. Sort of had everything going on -- old fruit, sous bois, dried roses, white flowers, hints of menthol. We kept noting that it seems to be at an inflection point -- could turn into more of a bottle with "old wine characteristics" (perhaps converging with old Rioja) or develop into further complexity. Since we have no more, we will never know.
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2/29/2024 - Nanda wrote: 97 Points
Outstanding bottle. Intensely spiced and mature black cherry aromas. Lively and dazzling on the palate.
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2/29/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 95 Points
Burgundy Dinner with Friends (71 Above - Los Angeles CA): 4 cm fill. Mature red cherry and berry with savory spice. Still nicely bright, very well balanced and persistent. One of the best bottles of this wine I recall tasting.
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2/22/2023 - ippon wrote:
Wine a little down the neck cork was weak but came out
A little brown but still plenty of purple classic barnyard nose
Elegant well balanced wine powerful with a long finish
Perfect with my duck
92 rating
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