Couleur d'un vieux cognac. Ce vin jaune vieux de 30 ans est toujours très agréable à boire avec un plateau de fromages. Mais, comme tous les vins, je l'aurais préféré plus jeune.
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A manzanilla-like nose with yeasty, oxidative, flor and pecan notes. Slight heat. Strong pecan and walnut on the palate with a dry finish. Consumed with comte. 89-90
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Jean-François Bourdy's Decades tasting: One wine from every decade of the 20th century, back to 1904 (E&R, Portland, OR): The youngest of the lineup, from the wine of the lineup that will surely age the longest (notes from Civil war-era Bourdy Chateau-Chalon are things of dreams for me), it was no surprise that this smells incredibly young (... and it's 22 years old, remember). It was very tight, showing only general tartness, with lots of lemon aromas. The palate is creamy, rich and soft. There's tons of acid present, with decedent white fruit. It tastes "grapey," but this is coupled to a yeasty flavor and other tart fruit. The finish is quite rich, with sweet fruit that dials up at the end, coupled to deep acid, and this entirely coats the palate in a very pleasing way. Overall it's just incredibly tightly wound, and feels entirely too young.
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620ml, 13% A bright, clear, very yellow gold appearance. Very powerful, sherry-like nose, but also with some honeyed raisins; and there's a lot of flor-like scents on the nose. Very odd flavours and very intense. There is some fruit on the attack, then it dries out and fills intensely. There's an almost whisky-like hint of flavour on the palate. Most unusual and certainly not something you'd want every day. Very Good Indeed.
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7/20/2020 - gerdami Likes this wine:
Couleur d'un vieux cognac. Ce vin jaune vieux de 30 ans est toujours très agréable à boire avec un plateau de fromages. Mais, comme tous les vins, je l'aurais préféré plus jeune.
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10/28/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 89 Points
A manzanilla-like nose with yeasty, oxidative, flor and pecan notes. Slight heat. Strong pecan and walnut on the palate with a dry finish. Consumed with comte. 89-90
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11/9/2012 - David Paris (dbp) wrote: 91 Points
Jean-François Bourdy's Decades tasting: One wine from every decade of the 20th century, back to 1904 (E&R, Portland, OR): The youngest of the lineup, from the wine of the lineup that will surely age the longest (notes from Civil war-era Bourdy Chateau-Chalon are things of dreams for me), it was no surprise that this smells incredibly young (... and it's 22 years old, remember). It was very tight, showing only general tartness, with lots of lemon aromas. The palate is creamy, rich and soft. There's tons of acid present, with decedent white fruit. It tastes "grapey," but this is coupled to a yeasty flavor and other tart fruit. The finish is quite rich, with sweet fruit that dials up at the end, coupled to deep acid, and this entirely coats the palate in a very pleasing way. Overall it's just incredibly tightly wound, and feels entirely too young.
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3/19/2000 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 90 Points
620ml, 13%
A bright, clear, very yellow gold appearance. Very powerful, sherry-like nose, but also with some honeyed raisins; and there's a lot of flor-like scents on the nose. Very odd flavours and very intense. There is some fruit on the attack, then it dries out and fills intensely. There's an almost whisky-like hint of flavour on the palate. Most unusual and certainly not something you'd want every day. Very Good Indeed.
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