1996 Château de Cruzeau Blanc

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  6/22/2021 - forceberry wrote: flawed

  12,5% alcohol. Tasted blind.
  
  Deep burnished golden yellow color. Ye gods what a nose! At first a strong cheesy notes of Morbier or Appenzeller and stinky feet hit you like a sledgehammer, followed by slightly more pleasant notes of apple sauce, some dried stone fruits and a nutty hint of oxidation. The wine is quite tertiary and moderately dull on the palate with a medium body and rather tired flavors of nutty rancio, some stony mineral notes, a little bit of dried stone fruits and a hint of stinky cheese. The wine is high in acidity. The finish is old, dull and rather oxidative with quite long and somewhat unpleasant notes of dirty sport socks, some stinky cheese notes, a little bit of oxidative nuttiness, light stony mineral notes, a hint of mushroomy sous-bois and a touch of rancid butter.
  
  Hrrr. Way past its peak. I wonder what on earth can make a wine turn so unpleasantly skunky with notes of Morbier cheese, stinky feet and sweaty socks? All in all, a horrible experience. Can't recommend.

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