(Mostly) Spätlese dinner at Proxi (Chicago, IL): #03-80. I had really high hopes for this bottle, as my last bottle of this was absolutely splendid. Alas this bottle wasn't anywhere close to that. An odd resin note dominates on the nose and palate. Not much by way of weight on the palate either; just thin and acidic.
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HDH Dec auction trip/dinners at SKY and RPM Italian; 12/13/2018-12/15/2018: A pretty wine at first – very delicate and understated with a core of citrus and apple fruit that’s still quite fresh and light herbal, floral, and more savoury developed notes accenting the fruit. It comes across just barely off-dry with light sweetness buffered by bright acids, but a bit of air hurts this as it starts to feel quite tired, picking up some odd chemical and baked apple aromas. From the first glass or so when it was really fresh and vibrant, it seems like a fantastic wine, though one on the downslope.
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HDH December auction; 12/13/2018-12/15/2018 (Chicago, IL): #03-80. Slightly herbal on the nose, with some very subdued fruit and herbal tones. Very gentle on the palate, this still has just a very subdued hint of sweetness, but counterbalanced with so many mineral and herbal tones. It's a very gentle, but still very powerful wine. Plenty of life -- someone knew what they were doing storing these, and I am immensely thankful.
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12/1/2021 - acyso wrote: flawed
(Mostly) Spätlese dinner at Proxi (Chicago, IL): #03-80. I had really high hopes for this bottle, as my last bottle of this was absolutely splendid. Alas this bottle wasn't anywhere close to that. An odd resin note dominates on the nose and palate. Not much by way of weight on the palate either; just thin and acidic.
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12/15/2018 - salil wrote: 93 Points
HDH Dec auction trip/dinners at SKY and RPM Italian; 12/13/2018-12/15/2018: A pretty wine at first – very delicate and understated with a core of citrus and apple fruit that’s still quite fresh and light herbal, floral, and more savoury developed notes accenting the fruit. It comes across just barely off-dry with light sweetness buffered by bright acids, but a bit of air hurts this as it starts to feel quite tired, picking up some odd chemical and baked apple aromas. From the first glass or so when it was really fresh and vibrant, it seems like a fantastic wine, though one on the downslope.
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12/15/2018 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
HDH December auction; 12/13/2018-12/15/2018 (Chicago, IL): #03-80. Slightly herbal on the nose, with some very subdued fruit and herbal tones. Very gentle on the palate, this still has just a very subdued hint of sweetness, but counterbalanced with so many mineral and herbal tones. It's a very gentle, but still very powerful wine. Plenty of life -- someone knew what they were doing storing these, and I am immensely thankful.
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