Still drinking well. The impression of fruit that was missing a few years ago has made a return. Mango, litchi, spice in the nose and medium weight mouth. Finish ends just a touch off dry, which is also different than I recall.
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Poured to a mature, golden color. The initial notes included roses, lychee nuts and honey in a rich but dry style wine. Fully mature, very drinkable although it has put on weight with age and isn't quite the refreshing summer wine I wanted.
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Opened and a nice deep yellow coloring that turned more golden with time. A wonderful nose of rose, lychee and a hint of petrol. The flavor profile didn't match the nose, but I suspect the bottle is well past its prime. The score is a reflection of what might have been!
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Any of the typical Zind-Humbrecht sweetness appears to have faded, leaving a complex nose, but an overly alcholic finish. Chilling this releaves the heat on the finish, but diminishes the nose, so it is hard to get a good balance between the two. At warmer temperatures, the nose has plenty of typical lychee and gingerbread spice. At cooler temperatures, the finish has some nice bitter allspice and nutmeg.
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Nice age adding oxidized notes with plantains, flowers, spice and a bit of citrus. Good acidity, but at 15% you feel the heat on the back end. Still very enjoyable.
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1/1/2018 - juffer Likes this wine: 89 Points
Still drinking well. The impression of fruit that was missing a few years ago has made a return. Mango, litchi, spice in the nose and medium weight mouth. Finish ends just a touch off dry, which is also different than I recall.
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6/14/2014 - vinolovers wrote: 92 Points
Poured to a mature, golden color. The initial notes included roses, lychee nuts and honey in a rich but dry style wine. Fully mature, very drinkable although it has put on weight with age and isn't quite the refreshing summer wine I wanted.
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6/16/2013 - vinolovers wrote: 90 Points
Opened and a nice deep yellow coloring that turned more golden with time. A wonderful nose of rose, lychee and a hint of petrol. The flavor profile didn't match the nose, but I suspect the bottle is well past its prime. The score is a reflection of what might have been!
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10/6/2012 - juffer Likes this wine: 88 Points
Any of the typical Zind-Humbrecht sweetness appears to have faded, leaving a complex nose, but an overly alcholic finish. Chilling this releaves the heat on the finish, but diminishes the nose, so it is hard to get a good balance between the two. At warmer temperatures, the nose has plenty of typical lychee and gingerbread spice. At cooler temperatures, the finish has some nice bitter allspice and nutmeg.
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3/27/2011 - oenophilip wrote: 89 Points
Nice age adding oxidized notes with plantains, flowers, spice and a bit of citrus. Good acidity, but at 15% you feel the heat on the back end. Still very enjoyable.
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