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whiner  Second star to the right, and straight on till morning Wine Thief
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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 | | | I can't listen to that much Wagner. I start getting the urge to conquer Poland. <br>-- Woody Allen |
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Eric White  San Ramon, CA
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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. | | | 2008: the end of an error | |
| whiner  Second star to the right, and straight on till morning Wine Thief
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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. | | | I can't listen to that much Wagner. I start getting the urge to conquer Poland. <br>-- Woody Allen | |
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