Decanted for 1h, then placed back in bottle and brought to Stephan Pyle's Flora Cafe. Still took about 1 hr to come together and for the oxidative notes to subside. A: Beautiful honeysuckle, cashew nuts, light caramel, apples w a bit of tangerine citrus fruit. P: Follows aromas with more fruit and minerals. F: Nutty, slightly honeyed apples and tangerines that lingers to slow fade. Elegant, seamless mouthfeel with good weight. Complex, balanced, and beautifully evolved. WOTN for me.
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Golden yellow moving toward amber. Popped and poured but really needed 1 hr to open up. Then mildly oxidative aromas with honeyed citrus with wet rocks and a hint of eucalyptus. Palate has meyer lemon, apples, minerals, followed by a hint of honey, herbs, and minerals. Really nice acids. Mildly oxidative finish with mild honey citrus and minerals that lingers for quite some time. Nicely done. Initially reminded me of an oloroso sherry but the oxidative notes took more of a background on palate with more air.
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6/19/2016 - James Kim wrote: 95 Points
Decanted for 1h, then placed back in bottle and brought to Stephan Pyle's Flora Cafe. Still took about 1 hr to come together and for the oxidative notes to subside. A: Beautiful honeysuckle, cashew nuts, light caramel, apples w a bit of tangerine citrus fruit. P: Follows aromas with more fruit and minerals. F: Nutty, slightly honeyed apples and tangerines that lingers to slow fade. Elegant, seamless mouthfeel with good weight. Complex, balanced, and beautifully evolved. WOTN for me.
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5/27/2016 - drrobvino wrote: flawed
corked...3rd bottle of this in a row.
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12/25/2014 - drrobvino wrote: flawed
Although the cork looked perfect, the wine had musty, oxidized aromas that overwhelmed the honey and citrus that laid beneath...Alas.
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9/14/2014 - James Kim wrote: 94 Points
Golden yellow moving toward amber. Popped and poured but really needed 1 hr to open up. Then mildly oxidative aromas with honeyed citrus with wet rocks and a hint of eucalyptus. Palate has meyer lemon, apples, minerals, followed by a hint of honey, herbs, and minerals. Really nice acids. Mildly oxidative finish with mild honey citrus and minerals that lingers for quite some time. Nicely done. Initially reminded me of an oloroso sherry but the oxidative notes took more of a background on palate with more air.
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4/27/2012 - french16 wrote: flawed
Oxidized.
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