A fully mature deep bronze hue gave off very sweet and honeyed raisin rich fruit infused with a streak of minerality and acidity to keep it in check. The predominant flavour was toffee apple, and the length of finish extraordinary. One could not help but admire the complexity as well as the longevity. CHP 94 pts
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Wines at Zau Mei: By the glass. Dark brown in colour, honey and apricot notes; lacked the freshness I would expect from Huet. Not the most representative bottle I suspect.
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Night out in Covent Garden (Noble Rot and 10 Cases) (Noble Rot / 10 Cases, London): Very nice, but not quite the knock-out I expected it to be. It promised much on the nose, which was just gorgeous, with subtly layered aromas of honey and treacle, candied apples and sweet florals, and then bassier notes of earth, spice and mineral, all this lightly laced with some classic lanolin notes. I felt the palate was still a little too sweet and slightly monolithic after that knockout of a nose. There was enough acidity to keep it balanced, unless paired with Stilton, which was amazing, but nicely balanced, but it just felt a little less finely drawn than I would expect. Nice flavours though - candied apples, honey, straw, and a little hint of molasses moving into a long finish that had a linger of spice bad lanolin. When paired with Stilton and nuts this just sang. I must say though, it was nevertheless sweet enough that finishing a bottle between two people was a bit of a struggle.
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Original release. Pours a dark brown, but the cork was in fantastic condition. Wafts golden raisin, prune, spice cake, pineapple syrup, and preserved lemon. Full bodied with a semi-syrup-like consistency and healthy and balanced acid, the structure is on point. Flavors include prune juice, strawberry, orange marmalade, honeysuckle, and finishes with a Sprite note. Although the flavors and aromas show the wine’s age, the structure remains vibrant. Not the best extended-vintage Huet Premiere Trie I’ve had, but impressive nonetheless. I wouldn’t sit on these any longer.
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2/13/2024 - platpeeps Likes this wine: 94 Points
A fully mature deep bronze hue gave off very sweet and honeyed raisin rich fruit infused with a streak of minerality and acidity to keep it in check. The predominant flavour was toffee apple, and the length of finish extraordinary. One could not help but admire the complexity as well as the longevity. CHP 94 pts
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12/11/2023 - melvinyeowq wrote:
Wines at Zau Mei: By the glass. Dark brown in colour, honey and apricot notes; lacked the freshness I would expect from Huet. Not the most representative bottle I suspect.
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6/29/2022 - Paul S wrote: 92 Points
Night out in Covent Garden (Noble Rot and 10 Cases) (Noble Rot / 10 Cases, London): Very nice, but not quite the knock-out I expected it to be. It promised much on the nose, which was just gorgeous, with subtly layered aromas of honey and treacle, candied apples and sweet florals, and then bassier notes of earth, spice and mineral, all this lightly laced with some classic lanolin notes. I felt the palate was still a little too sweet and slightly monolithic after that knockout of a nose. There was enough acidity to keep it balanced, unless paired with Stilton, which was amazing, but nicely balanced, but it just felt a little less finely drawn than I would expect. Nice flavours though - candied apples, honey, straw, and a little hint of molasses moving into a long finish that had a linger of spice bad lanolin. When paired with Stilton and nuts this just sang. I must say though, it was nevertheless sweet enough that finishing a bottle between two people was a bit of a struggle.
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4/13/2022 - goodvitis.com Likes this wine: 93 Points
Original release. Pours a dark brown, but the cork was in fantastic condition. Wafts golden raisin, prune, spice cake, pineapple syrup, and preserved lemon. Full bodied with a semi-syrup-like consistency and healthy and balanced acid, the structure is on point. Flavors include prune juice, strawberry, orange marmalade, honeysuckle, and finishes with a Sprite note. Although the flavors and aromas show the wine’s age, the structure remains vibrant. Not the best extended-vintage Huet Premiere Trie I’ve had, but impressive nonetheless. I wouldn’t sit on these any longer.
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1/28/2021 - HowardNZ Likes this wine:
The End of the Golden Weather: a pre-COVID-19 Visit to Central Otago in Autumn 2020: Another old treasure from a great year. Complex with nougat, smoky, burnt toffee, mandarin and apricot. Candied citrus fruit and apple. Drinking beautifully.
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