8/11/18: Popped cork and sat in bottle for 1 hour, then decanted (submerged in ice water) and consumed over 3 hours. At its best by the end. No signs of premox. A golden hue developed in the decanter. Nice nose, maybe some honeysuckle. Oak was not obvious. Full bodied. Ripe. Good acidity. Long finish, with a touch of bitterness that I could have done without. 94. 9/21/18: I put the cork back in the bottle and put it back in the refrigerator for 5 weeks. Good lord. The nose diminished, but the wine was spectacular. Everything was in harmony. Stunningly complex. Harmonious acidity/fruit on a long finish. I won’t open another until 2022 and I don’t think this peaks for quite some time (2030ish). 97+.
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Rich, ripe and exotic but beautifully balanced. It is powerful in the mouth and quite unctuous. Detail is good and it is a wine drinking somewhere near its apogee. Lovely stuff.
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5/2/2020 - skurtz Likes this wine: 93 Points
Oak. Butter. Citrus. Toast (?) Smooth and delicious! My last bottle.
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8/11/2018 - Bathtub58 Likes this wine: 96 Points
8/11/18: Popped cork and sat in bottle for 1 hour, then decanted (submerged in ice water) and consumed over 3 hours. At its best by the end. No signs of premox. A golden hue developed in the decanter. Nice nose, maybe some honeysuckle. Oak was not obvious. Full bodied. Ripe. Good acidity. Long finish, with a touch of bitterness that I could have done without. 94.
9/21/18: I put the cork back in the bottle and put it back in the refrigerator for 5 weeks. Good lord. The nose diminished, but the wine was spectacular. Everything was in harmony. Stunningly complex. Harmonious acidity/fruit on a long finish. I won’t open another until 2022 and I don’t think this peaks for quite some time (2030ish). 97+.
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3/19/2018 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Rich, ripe and exotic but beautifully balanced. It is powerful in the mouth and quite unctuous. Detail is good and it is a wine drinking somewhere near its apogee. Lovely stuff.
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5/8/2017 - skurtz Likes this wine: 93 Points
Mineral and oak on the nose. The palate is well balanced citrus and a butter finish. Superb and elegant.
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12/11/2013 - Javatrader wrote: 92 Points
Peachy nose, minerals there as well, perfumed
Beautiful glass, definitely needs breathing room, slight hazelnuts, pear...apricots maybe? Big fat glass by bottle's end
Very nice job by Girardin in an uneven year
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