Opened this bottle at Tunglok Lao Beijing for lunch with my family, mum, younger brother, his friend from Hong Kong and our aunt.
Beautiful deep gold in colour. Thick, viscous, with a floral sweetness on the nose with honeysuckle, honeycomb, white elder flowers, followed by a burst of ripe peach, apricot, and citrus fruits (think mandarin oranges and tangerines.)
The presence of the bouquet is inviting, with an exquisite balance of sweetness and acidity on the palate. The flavors of honeyed stone fruits, tropical pineapple, and a hint of mango filled the mouth with delight. The acidity cuts through the sweetness, providing a refreshing and lively character to the wine. The sweetness was never becomes cloying or overwhelming.
At 12 years of age, this mature wine is drinking beautifully, elegantly and superbly.
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Pronounced nose of petrol, stone fruits, peach, not quite ripe apricot & a whisp of oily stones. Palate is juicy white peach, and really ripe nectarine, with sweetened Granny Smith apples on a acidic backbone & candied like finish that lasts.
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6/29/2023 - stayhappy21 wrote: 91 Points
Opened this bottle at Tunglok Lao Beijing for lunch with my family, mum, younger brother, his friend from Hong Kong and our aunt.
Beautiful deep gold in colour. Thick, viscous, with a floral sweetness on the nose with honeysuckle, honeycomb, white elder flowers, followed by a burst of ripe peach, apricot, and citrus fruits (think mandarin oranges and tangerines.)
The presence of the bouquet is inviting, with an exquisite balance of sweetness and acidity on the palate. The flavors of honeyed stone fruits, tropical pineapple, and a hint of mango filled the mouth with delight. The acidity cuts through the sweetness, providing a refreshing and lively character to the wine. The sweetness was never becomes cloying or overwhelming.
At 12 years of age, this mature wine is drinking beautifully, elegantly and superbly.
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2/24/2020 - JHSP Does not like this wine: 85 Points
Sweet but very mature - there is accidity but lacking depth and structure -
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12/10/2017 - td1836 Does not like this wine: 86 Points
This is all flabby ripe fruit without any acidic backbone to balance out the sweetness. Not sure if this is just bottle variation?
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1/18/2016 - agirlandherglass Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pronounced nose of petrol, stone fruits, peach, not quite ripe apricot & a whisp of oily stones. Palate is juicy white peach, and really ripe nectarine, with sweetened Granny Smith apples on a acidic backbone & candied like finish that lasts.
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4/13/2015 - Kriz wrote: 82 Points
Not much going on on the nose now. Very closed. The palate is all right, not too sweet. Closed at this stage of it's life.
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