Tim
Barrel Filler
Posts:1465
 | | 02/02/2004 1:31 AM |
| | Tasted twice with consistant notes. Very elegant, a baby Climens, beautiful honeysucle, slight lemon grass, and a deft touch of orange peel. Medium bodied and very fine, silky mouthfeel, and a nice long finish. Drink this when you can't bring yourself to open the Climens. 93-95 points. | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts:12497
| | 02/02/2004 5:11 AM |
| | How much, if I can ask? | | | |
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Tim
Barrel Filler
Posts:1465
| | 02/02/2004 5:29 AM |
| | Available at around $25/375ml. A good deal at that price IMHO. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Puncher
Posts:986
| | 02/02/2004 8:02 PM |
| | I got mine at retail for $21.99/375 ml two weeks ago. Shop around. | | | |
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Eric White
San Ramon, CA
Advanced Sommelier
Posts:9247
| | 02/02/2004 8:31 PM |
| I got mine for $17.49 on futures | | | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Puncher
Posts:986
| | 02/03/2004 12:50 PM |
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I got mine for $17.49 on futures
I paid no sales tax!
That's a great price, even for futures. The futures price for me would have been $20. I wasn't buying anything back when they were offered. At least it only went up 10% (before discounts). If I had bought a case I could have gotten it for the $20, but I'm only buying 3 of each Sauternes. | | | |
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Tim
Barrel Filler
Posts:1465
| | 11/20/2004 6:23 AM |
| Tis the season...to start pounding the Sauternes... First test, the known vs. the very unknown. 2001 Lafaurie-Peyraguey vs. 2001 Les Cypres de Climens. I knew the Cypres wouldn't last long when it got here, this is a must taste to see if one case will do. I thought I'd pair it against the Lafaurie which my earlier impression was baby Climens.
First whiffs showed little, barely honeysuckle. First sip showed promise, much fuller bodied that the Cypres, but instantly recongnized and remembered for its deftness.
With two hours mainly retiscent honeysuckle, but it is more prominent than when opened. A minor malt note, a touch of lightly toasted oak, macadamia, and acacia are all noticable. I called this medium bodied in February, but holy smokes you'd have to call crude oil medium bodied as well to stick with that reference point. Thick, like Kracher thick, didn't see that coming. Confectionaires sugar, cotton candy, apricot, pure honey, and a touch of Top Shelf Gin on the chewy palate. Balance is nearly perfect, but this has baby fat like you cannot believe at this point though with small sips you can sense the elegance that once was more prominent. The finish lasts for minutes, largely due to the fact that it takes a while for your saliva to actually cut through this stuff, though it stays pleasant. This is going to need some time now, try again 2010 to 2015, but 3/4 of a bottle says try again tomorrow night . 94-96 points on night one and easily 6 points up on the Cypres tonight. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Sorter
Posts:279
| | 11/20/2004 11:37 AM |
| I had a bottle of this last month, and to be honest, it was one of the best wines I have tasted. Top 5 wine of my life.
I cannot wait until my Climens and Rieussec come in December. | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12265
| | 11/20/2004 2:18 PM |
| | I only have 3 375s of this. Hmmm...me thinks when it finally shows up retail in these parts I might need to grab some more...a lot more. | |
Joe
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Tim
Barrel Filler
Posts:1465
| | 11/22/2004 7:01 AM |
| Finished tonight. My oh my, this is good stuff. Didn't quite seem as viscous tonight, but it still showed lots of baby fat though it was elegant through and through. I roll my eyes when I say this, but I need more.....  | | | |
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ChangeMe
Barrel Filler
Posts:1371
| | 12/29/2004 8:53 PM |
| | Rothko graciously brought this jewel to the Boca off-line on Monday night. It was delicious and my main reaction was turning to MLV and repeating Honeysuckle over and over. | | | |
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Rothko
Palm Beach
Wine Thief
Posts:2875
| | 12/29/2004 10:09 PM |
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Rothko graciously brought this jewel to the Boca off-line on Monday night. It was delicious and my main reaction was turning to MLV and repeating Honeysuckle over and over.
My goodness, there's a very good joke in there, but I am going to refrain... | | | |
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ChangeMe
Barrel Filler
Posts:1371
| | 12/29/2004 10:20 PM |
| | There are lots of jokes in there. | | | |
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
Master Sommelier
Posts:15756
| | 12/30/2004 6:17 AM |
| | Actually the word peyraguey is french for honeysuckle. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Barrel Filler
Posts:1371
| | 12/30/2004 1:21 PM |
| Shockingly, we did not cover that in my 3 years of high school French, or in my brushing up before our trip to France in 2002.
Rothko, at least I turned to my wife and not you. | | | |
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Rothko
Palm Beach
Wine Thief
Posts:2875
| | 12/30/2004 2:37 PM |
| | Thank goodness. | | | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts:10799
| | 12/30/2004 4:05 PM |
| | FYI - I found some of these at Central Market for a reasonable price. They only had 750s at the time but apparently also had 375s. | | | |
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
Master Sommelier
Posts:15756
| | 12/30/2004 5:39 PM |
| | (shut your mouth self! don't do it!) | | | |
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David Walker
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2284
| | 01/03/2005 3:04 AM |
| | I just picked up 6 750s today for $44 ea. They had no splits available. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:11169
| | 01/03/2005 3:13 AM |
| | I loved it at last week's offline. It's not the syrupy, viscous style, but rather a wine of almost perfect balance. I find some of the highest rated Sauternes to be a bit over the top, probably similar to the way some people feel about Australian Shiraz. | | | |
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