Bottled with natural cork; the nose initially seemed to have some oak spice on it that was a bit heavy, but after about 90 minutes of air this opened up nicely. Orchard fruits of red apple and underripe peach alongside flinty minerality with a hint of smoke and spice; almost a slight tangerine hint with more air; the palate was initially pretty tight, but with the air it really blossoms to show very good depth despite still a hint of austerity. Last glass was very good; saved 1/2 the bottle to re-visit. Bodes well for cellar time, but as always I have reservations due to premox...
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Darker yellow, doesn’t look promising; nose shows some pencil eraser reduction, toasted hazelnuts, grilled lemon, almost to a custard-like richness, good acids but they don’t stick out, a very regal quality to this, it has a little magic but I don’t want to make any comparisons just yet, this bottle is in a good spot.
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Delicate nose of lime, florals, and some flint. Palate was racy and balanced. Zippy citrus notes led the way, but were accompanied by a touch of melon and herbs. Really likable wine!
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7/20/2023 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:
Bottled with natural cork; the nose initially seemed to have some oak spice on it that was a bit heavy, but after about 90 minutes of air this opened up nicely. Orchard fruits of red apple and underripe peach alongside flinty minerality with a hint of smoke and spice; almost a slight tangerine hint with more air; the palate was initially pretty tight, but with the air it really blossoms to show very good depth despite still a hint of austerity. Last glass was very good; saved 1/2 the bottle to re-visit. Bodes well for cellar time, but as always I have reservations due to premox...
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1/1/2023 - Philippe_C wrote: 93 Points
Matchstick reduced nose, citrus, mineral… Zippy taste, nice citrus
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10/29/2022 - Rezy13 Likes this wine:
Darker yellow, doesn’t look promising; nose shows some pencil eraser reduction, toasted hazelnuts, grilled lemon, almost to a custard-like richness, good acids but they don’t stick out, a very regal quality to this, it has a little magic but I don’t want to make any comparisons just yet, this bottle is in a good spot.
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3/14/2022 - tooch wrote: flawed
Premoxed.
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10/22/2021 - tooch wrote: 93 Points
Delicate nose of lime, florals, and some flint. Palate was racy and balanced. Zippy citrus notes led the way, but were accompanied by a touch of melon and herbs. Really likable wine!
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