Fun dessert wine. Little waft of smoke on the nose immediatlely after opening (which was funny since we drank next to a fire pit). Amber hue was striking and unexpected. Light honey, apricot, very light, nicely structured and balanced. Great alternative to those cloying/syrupy dessert wines. Great surprise!
Moderately sweet, with honeyed apricot, and wisps of of smoke and light savory accents. My friend Tony said it was like “half a Sauternes,” which was funny, but also true in ways. I enjoyed this.
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I had planned to coravin a glass but as I did the wine started spraying everywhere out of the sides of the cork!! What a mess. I sealed it all up with wax, but the small pour I had was so good I decided to just go for it and open it. The cork was a mess, dried up and almost honeycombed, but the wine was amazingly intact and no oxidized notes as you might expect. Color was a beautiful golden not quite amber. Aromas of honey and fruit. On the palate some unusual vegetal flavors that I didn’t love, and something else I could name until I read MC2s review. Smoke. Definitely a smoky flavor that was quite pleasant. Sweeter than I expected from the reviews, this was a full on dessert substitute. Even better on day 2 with the veg notes dropping out but the apricot and other fruits more dominant. Overall, a very nice experience from what I thought would be a disaster.
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First visit to Cafe Matisse (Friends House + Cafe Matisse): What a fun and interesting wine. This really holds its age quite well (hard to believe it's 28 years old). Most folks got a lot of fruit here, but the dominating flavor for me was smoke. And maybe even a hint of coffee notes. Some fruit, but it's more muted. A very tasty wine though.
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7/25/2023 - cweiss Likes this wine:
Color appropriate to age. Plenty of sweetness still, and balancing acidity. Asparagus in evidence but in the background. Nice.
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3/6/2021 - williamswhine Likes this wine: 93 Points
Fun dessert wine. Little waft of smoke on the nose immediatlely after opening (which was funny since we drank next to a fire pit). Amber hue was striking and unexpected. Light honey, apricot, very light, nicely structured and balanced. Great alternative to those cloying/syrupy dessert wines. Great surprise!
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3/6/2021 - Outplaying Likes this wine:
Moderately sweet, with honeyed apricot, and wisps of of smoke and light savory accents. My friend Tony said it was like “half a Sauternes,” which was funny, but also true in ways. I enjoyed this.
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9/26/2020 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 91 Points
I had planned to coravin a glass but as I did the wine started spraying everywhere out of the sides of the cork!! What a mess. I sealed it all up with wax, but the small pour I had was so good I decided to just go for it and open it. The cork was a mess, dried up and almost honeycombed, but the wine was amazingly intact and no oxidized notes as you might expect.
Color was a beautiful golden not quite amber. Aromas of honey and fruit. On the palate some unusual vegetal flavors that I didn’t love, and something else I could name until I read MC2s review. Smoke. Definitely a smoky flavor that was quite pleasant. Sweeter than I expected from the reviews, this was a full on dessert substitute. Even better on day 2 with the veg notes dropping out but the apricot and other fruits more dominant. Overall, a very nice experience from what I thought would be a disaster.
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7/28/2018 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
First visit to Cafe Matisse (Friends House + Cafe Matisse): What a fun and interesting wine. This really holds its age quite well (hard to believe it's 28 years old). Most folks got a lot of fruit here, but the dominating flavor for me was smoke. And maybe even a hint of coffee notes. Some fruit, but it's more muted. A very tasty wine though.
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