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Roberto
Grape Stomper
Posts:166
 | | 10/30/2004 2:39 AM |
| | Honeyed nose of peach, apricot, tropical fruits and toasty oak. In the mouth the wine was full but not heavy with a good balance of sweetness and acidity to create the impression harmony. A classy bottle of wine this will be one to watch. | | | |
| DdB
Barrel Filler
Posts:1452
| | 10/31/2004 10:54 PM |
| | Roberto - welcome. Any ideas on a drinking window for this one? | | | |
| Roberto
Grape Stomper
Posts:166
| | 11/04/2004 1:33 AM |
| | I'm not really good with drinking windows but I would put this wine in a category with the '89 and '95 in terms of its structure. I would imagine that this wine has 10 to 15 years of positive evolution ahead of it - it tasted young. Hope this helps. | | | |
| DdB
Barrel Filler
Posts:1452
| | 11/05/2004 3:55 AM |
| | It does - thanks. | | | |
| Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts:10573
| | David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
Master Sommelier
Posts:15709
| | 03/18/2006 2:30 AM |
| I think the 1997 can actually drink very well right now. I don't think that it will improve over the next 10 years; at least not that much.
This stuff will come to fruition around 2022. It is similar in structure to the 1967 and I do remember how wonderful it was in 1992. If you are in your 30s I would lay down a few bottles now. | | | |
| Chico
Grape Sorter
Posts:227
| | 03/18/2006 2:36 PM |
| what if you are 40  | | | |
| David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
Master Sommelier
Posts:15709
| | 03/18/2006 5:26 PM |
| Quote:
what if you are 40
Forget it. You don't stand a chance. Forget about buying any at all.
By the time it is ready to drink you will be doing what I am going to do this next solstice...
losing my hair wondering if you will send me a Valentine, birthday greetings, bottle of wine? If I'd been out 'till quarter to three,would you lock the door? I will be handy, mending a fuse, when the lights have gone. I'll want somebody knitting me a sweater by the fireside, sunday mornings, go for a ride. Doing the garden, digging the weeds, who could ask for more? I'll look forward to every summer when we can rent a cottage in the Isle of Wight... if it's not to dear. We shall scrimp and save and have grandchildren on our knee, Vera, Chuck, and Dave.
Send me a postcard, drop me a line stating point of view. Indicate precisely what you mean to say, yours sincerely wasting away. Give me your answer, fill in a form, mine forever more.
Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty four? | | | |
| saut
Grape Fermenter
Posts:502
| | 05/16/2007 1:09 AM |
| From a half bottle: Rich, medium gold color, ripe nose of orange and lemon oil with a touch of oak, integrated on the palate with citrus, pineapple and almond flavors, with the characteristic Yquem spice, very thick, with tears that take 30 seconds to fall into the glass, medium to light acidity. Brilliant. Minute long finish. 95+ points.
A week later, the remaining half of the half bottle kept corked in the fridge: Full and rich on the nose, with tangerine and lemon scents, along with a bit of oak, full and rich(er) on the palate with tangerine, orange, almond and spice flavors (like good pipe tobacco), with a bit of dolce de leche, perfect still, no decay, with a lime tinged acidity to the finish. Clearly 96-97 points. I don't know what would make this a better wine. Perhaps a little lightness on the palate as the acidity seems low, but I like rich sauternes. Success in the fridge seems to indicate long life...You can certainly enjoy this now from a half bottle or hold 20-30 years. | | | |
| Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts:10573
| | 05/16/2007 8:41 AM |
| Saut, thanks for the TN. That is very good news as I have some of these and have only tried it once at an offline. I had it at about 95 points. | | | |
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