| 2007-11-26 10:31 |
WS: A 1996 that seems to have tamed its acidity, this well-integrated version offers graphite, lemon, hazelnut and brioche aromas and flavors. Well-balanced and lacy, yet showing the energy of the vintage, with a lovely, pastrylike finish. Drink now through 2025. –BS |
| 2007-11-26 10:32 |
IWC: By Josh Raynolds
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Nov/Dec 07
($225) Pale gold with an energetic mousse. Highly aromatic nose offers a sexy, smoky perfume of pear, white peach, candied lemon, buttery brioche and honeysuckle. Youthfully firm, palate-staining green apple and citrus flavors are complicated by gently toasty lees; chewy in texture, with an expansive but vibrant back end. Serious, penetrating and deep wine, with outstanding clarity and lingering finishing flavors of tangerine, lemon pith and spiced pear. Very impressive but awfully young, with the concentration and balance to repay ten or more years of cellaring. 94(+?) points |