Raveneau MdT and Chapelot (Chicago, IL): I love these old LdH whites so much, even though they are admittedly weird and honestly a touch hard to pair. But there's something about that waxy complexity here that I really dig. It's saline in the way a sherry can be, but without all the alcohol. Salty and funky with a furry type of quality, this actually reminds a little of Allemand in the way that the feral notes are also restrained and slightly domesticated. But just a little bit.
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What wine goes with Chinese food? Dinner (Phoenix Palace London): So much going on here - perhaps the number of fonts on the label is reflective of the different facets of the wine. Gorgeous, almost nutty nose, real length - the wine gods smiled on this bottle tonight.
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Wow, this is an incredible wine! Really complex nose with some nutty flavors, minerals, lemon, and orange blossom. Nice acidity on the palate with high intensity, more lemon flavors, orange, mandarin, and dried chamomile. It feels like all the flavors on the nose are present, but turned up a notch (if that's even possible). Very long finish. What an experience, this is really outstanding. 98+
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Interesting and delicious but finish was much shorter than typical Tondonia. Still amazing how there is so much flavor variety in a wine that feels so light.
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Klar, dyp gyllen. Intens og svært kompleks på duft. Bare det å stikke nesen i glasset er en opplevelse i seg selv. Aroma av gule og røde epler, pære, fersken, hylleblomst, tørket mango, tørket aprikos, honning, voks, vanilje og toast. Kompleksiteten fortsetter i munnen, med en fyldig og fantastisk munnfølelse med høy smaksintensitet og nydelig balanse mellom frukt, syre, fedme og alkohol. Smak av epler, pærer, plommer, fersken, tørket mango, tørket aprikos, vanilje, brent tre, nøtter og krydder. Toastsmaken fra fatet tar litt mye plass, men med mer tid og integrering vil dette bare bli bedre. Veldig lang. En fantastisk vin.
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4/12/2024 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
Raveneau MdT and Chapelot (Chicago, IL): I love these old LdH whites so much, even though they are admittedly weird and honestly a touch hard to pair. But there's something about that waxy complexity here that I really dig. It's saline in the way a sherry can be, but without all the alcohol. Salty and funky with a furry type of quality, this actually reminds a little of Allemand in the way that the feral notes are also restrained and slightly domesticated. But just a little bit.
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3/23/2024 - lozatron Likes this wine:
What wine goes with Chinese food? Dinner (Phoenix Palace London): So much going on here - perhaps the number of fonts on the label is reflective of the different facets of the wine. Gorgeous, almost nutty nose, real length - the wine gods smiled on this bottle tonight.
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2/8/2024 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 98 Points
Wow, this is an incredible wine! Really complex nose with some nutty flavors, minerals, lemon, and orange blossom. Nice acidity on the palate with high intensity, more lemon flavors, orange, mandarin, and dried chamomile. It feels like all the flavors on the nose are present, but turned up a notch (if that's even possible). Very long finish. What an experience, this is really outstanding. 98+
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10/8/2023 - lovanc@outlook.com wrote:
Interesting and delicious but finish was much shorter than typical Tondonia. Still amazing how there is so much flavor variety in a wine that feels so light.
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7/18/2023 - vetlehs Likes this wine: 96 Points
Klar, dyp gyllen. Intens og svært kompleks på duft. Bare det å stikke nesen i glasset er en opplevelse i seg selv. Aroma av gule og røde epler, pære, fersken, hylleblomst, tørket mango, tørket aprikos, honning, voks, vanilje og toast. Kompleksiteten fortsetter i munnen, med en fyldig og fantastisk munnfølelse med høy smaksintensitet og nydelig balanse mellom frukt, syre, fedme og alkohol. Smak av epler, pærer, plommer, fersken, tørket mango, tørket aprikos, vanilje, brent tre, nøtter og krydder. Toastsmaken fra fatet tar litt mye plass, men med mer tid og integrering vil dette bare bli bedre. Veldig lang. En fantastisk vin.
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