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1927 Pedro Ximenez Alvear
Last Post 12-05-2006 03:46 AM bywhiner. 2 Replies.
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12-03-2006 07:47 AM  
Caramel, clovers, rosemary on the nose translate into a sweet palate of caramel, molases, honey, clovers, rosemary, and maybe just a hint of orange blossom -- but these flavors aren't distinct, it is more like I'm just trying to describe one unique flavor. The wine is heavy in the mouth and tastes remarkably young. I would NEVER have said this was a 1927... If you had told me it was from the 70's or even younger I would have believed it. Long, sweet finish. This wine really is a bit too heavy, too sweet, and too monolitic. I like it but I can't figure out Parker's 96. If you like Rutherglen stickies or other PX wines, you'll like this, but this isn't the showstopper I thought it might be and this might be a better sauce for vanilla ice cream than a wine. 91.5
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12-05-2006 12:32 AM  
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I would NEVER have said this was a 1927...



Sorry Whiner, it isn't (exactly). It's from a solera that dates back to 1927 - so it probably has an extremely itsy bitsy tennie wennie tiny little bit of 1927 juice in the blend, but is comprised of a mix of subsequent vintages as well.
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12-05-2006 03:46 AM  
Thanks, Eric.

I thought something like that might be the case. I was just surprised that this tasted no older than the PX stuff that date back only to the '70s.
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