Randy Sloan
St. Helena
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2076
 | | 11/16/2003 1:58 AM |
| | The wine opener couldn’t grip the cork but instead pushed it alarmingly easily in to the bottle. Uh-oh. But a musty aroma blew off quickly leaving behind rose petals and kerosene from this thick, oily wine. The color was a beautiful gold approaching amber. No cloudiness was evident. This wine was smooth, complex and honey-flavored, but not overbearingly sweet like honey, with lemon zest, apricots, and a hint of smokey cedar. It went perfectly with herbed and truffle goat cheeses. Excellent and the oldest wine I’ve ever had the pleasure to try. 96 points. | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts:10801
| | 11/16/2003 2:11 AM |
| | 1953? That is some staying power. Thanks for the note. | | | |
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Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11879
| | 11/16/2003 2:28 AM |
| Winetex... 1953???
Am I wrong, or were you at least a dozen years from even being a twinkle in your father's eye???  | | | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts:10801
| | 11/16/2003 2:32 AM |
| Budman - you are correct. However, I was referring to the wine. | | | |
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Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11879
| | 11/16/2003 2:47 AM |
| Oops. S'cuse me. I must have misunderstood.  | | | |
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Randy Sloan
St. Helena
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2076
| | 11/16/2003 2:50 AM |
| Quote:
1953? That is some staying power.
I was thrilled. 'Course, the damn thing cost me an arm and a leg so I would have been incredibly peeved if it had been bad. | |
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skwid
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5452
| | 11/16/2003 3:26 AM |
| | Btw, Michael Broadbent gave the 1953 vintage 5 stars for the wines in Germany. | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13711
| | 11/16/2003 3:28 AM |
| | Wow. Even my mother was only 10 when this bottle was produced. Kewl. | |
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Carl
Grape Fermenter
Posts:462
| | 11/16/2003 8:40 AM |
| | It's notes like this that remind me to save some of my Auslesen and not drinkall of them young. Thanks. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 11/16/2003 2:01 PM |
| wow! great notes babnik. i never knew that GR could last that long.
cbmac,
i am with you. i will make sure to save some of my 01 & 02 GR's for the long haul. | | | |
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