I had a bunch of these a few years ago and enjoyed them a lot. A friend just found one in his cellar, so it was time for a revisit.
Hazy hay colored in the glass. Scents of cement, pineapples, and a fermenty fish sauce. Funky, intense aromas that could make someone perhaps a little cautious about jumping in.
Texturally slippery, with an acidic backbone. Intensely concentrated palate, like dried tropical fruit and a mouthful of rocks. Finishes with a hint of copper and then a minute later, it feels like I'm exhaling rubbing alcohol and butter. Bizarre.
Always a polarizing wine, in an interesting place. Perhaps unraveling, but interesting nonetheless.
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11/27/2015 - Acohen Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very interesting with intense tropical aromas and tastes of pineapple, apple and pear and long finish
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7/21/2015 - J @ y H @ c k Likes this wine: 89 Points
Taking on additional flavors with age, brooding white fruit and some interesting meaty depth and losing some of the sharpness. Very nice.
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4/27/2015 - PDX-S wrote:
I had a bunch of these a few years ago and enjoyed them a lot. A friend just found one in his cellar, so it was time for a revisit.
Hazy hay colored in the glass. Scents of cement, pineapples, and a fermenty fish sauce. Funky, intense aromas that could make someone perhaps a little cautious about jumping in.
Texturally slippery, with an acidic backbone. Intensely concentrated palate, like dried tropical fruit and a mouthful of rocks. Finishes with a hint of copper and then a minute later, it feels like I'm exhaling rubbing alcohol and butter. Bizarre.
Always a polarizing wine, in an interesting place. Perhaps unraveling, but interesting nonetheless.
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4/10/2015 - spotaha wrote:
Always interesting wines. Acidic with a bit of something, maybe bret!
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8/23/2014 - jrobs7777 wrote:
Crisp acidic bite to initial attack but finishes dull and flat.
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