An Epic Summer Wine Weekend - Year 2; 6/30/2023-7/2/2023 (Muskoka, Ontario, Canada): I'm not exactly a Tokaji expert, but I've had a number of them and I do enjoy sweet wine, but this failed to make an impression on me. It pours like deep motor oil black in the glass. The nose by contrast is bright and lively of candied lemon, apricot, and cumin seed. The entry on the palate is viscous with bright lemon-tinged acid closing things out and keeping the finish surprisingly fresh. I enjoyed this wine but didn't find enough overall complexity for it to move me and is certainly not an experience I'm itching to have again. I think other tasters who have had spectacular older Tokaji found this somewhat disappointing.
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Dark brown in color, very thick in texture almost like syrup. unctuous with scents of cooked orange, herb. very high acidity to balance the sweetness in a way neither sticks out. That was surprising to many of us. This was some quintessential experience! I don't doubt this is one of those immortal wines.
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almost black, texture of oil, nutty and creamy, very different to any wine I had before, can probably last forever, fantastic with cheese after a fantastic Palmer vertical....
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Palmer Vertikale: Farbe wie Schweröl. Eine soooo intensive Nase, konzentriert, dicht, Karamell, Walnuss, doch mit immenser Frische. Am Gaumen fast wie ein Nussschnaps. Grossartig!
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6/30/2023 - Wine Canuck wrote:
An Epic Summer Wine Weekend - Year 2; 6/30/2023-7/2/2023 (Muskoka, Ontario, Canada): I'm not exactly a Tokaji expert, but I've had a number of them and I do enjoy sweet wine, but this failed to make an impression on me. It pours like deep motor oil black in the glass. The nose by contrast is bright and lively of candied lemon, apricot, and cumin seed. The entry on the palate is viscous with bright lemon-tinged acid closing things out and keeping the finish surprisingly fresh. I enjoyed this wine but didn't find enough overall complexity for it to move me and is certainly not an experience I'm itching to have again. I think other tasters who have had spectacular older Tokaji found this somewhat disappointing.
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9/29/2019 - overkloud wrote: 95 Points
Dark brown in color, very thick in texture almost like syrup. unctuous with scents of cooked orange, herb. very high acidity to balance the sweetness in a way neither sticks out. That was surprising to many of us.
This was some quintessential experience! I don't doubt this is one of those immortal wines.
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9/28/2019 - hprphf Likes this wine: 93 Points
Amane BYO Dinner (Sushi Amane): Really interesting and vibrant acid, quite good complexity. Lovely finish. 93
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1/27/2018 - Stefan75 Likes this wine: 96 Points
almost black, texture of oil, nutty and creamy, very different to any wine I had before, can probably last forever, fantastic with cheese after a fantastic Palmer vertical....
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1/26/2018 - EMAZurich Likes this wine: 94 Points
Palmer Vertikale: Farbe wie Schweröl. Eine soooo intensive Nase, konzentriert, dicht, Karamell, Walnuss, doch mit immenser Frische. Am Gaumen fast wie ein Nussschnaps. Grossartig!
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