1905 Seppeltsfield Para 100 Vintage Tawny

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  9/20/2005 - CamWheeler wrote: 100 Points

  There aren’t strong enough superlatives to do justice to the concentration and viscosity of this wine. Swirling the wine gently left a thick coat of wine along the sides of the glass for over five minutes.
  
  An impenetrable glowing dark mahogany in colour with glimpses of olive yellow, honey and maple throughout.
  
  Impossibly complex bouquet, one feels that you could dedicate weeks to sitting and smelling this in awe and still not unravel all the layers that it has to offer. Toffee, caramel, butterscotch, tobacco, rancio and spirity characters each as fully intense as if they were the only aromas in the wine.
  
  On the palate you are treated to the unbelievable viscosity of the wine as it flows ever so slowly down the side of the glass and past your lips. You almost feel like you are able to chew on the wine it is so dense. The flavours are like an explosion in your mouth - Toffee, caramel, maple syrup, roasted coffee beans, dark chocolate, cigar box - but enough acid to keep balance.
  
  The finish is glorious and the astonishing aftertaste remains with you for hours, if not longer.
  
  No tasting note can do it true justice.

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