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Beautiful explosive nose chrysanthemum, creme brûlée, dried lychee, citrus, hints of marmalade and toffee, both on the nose and the palate. The texture is very smooth, with a very long finish. Great structure, good refreshing acidity. This thing will last forever.]]>
Beautiful explosive nose chrysanthemum, creme brûlée, dried lychee, citrus, hints of marmalade and toffee, both on the nose and the palate. The texture is very smooth, with a very long finish. Great structure, good refreshing acidity. This thing will last forever.]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22877.html Thu, 13 Mar 2014 02:50:34 +0000 TheEngineer]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22877.html
This is a massive wine with a expressive nose, honey, apricot, creme brulee coconut, and it jsut goes on and on. The palate is much the same except the texture is just super smooth. Large structure. Density of fruits hides this unless you look like crazy for it. Wonderful wine.]]>
This is a massive wine with a expressive nose, honey, apricot, creme brulee coconut, and it jsut goes on and on. The palate is much the same except the texture is just super smooth. Large structure. Density of fruits hides this unless you look like crazy for it. Wonderful wine.]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22876.html Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:01:34 +0000 TheEngineer]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22876.html https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22866.html Sun, 02 Mar 2014 02:59:24 +0000 TheEngineer]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22866.html
This is the best Yquem I have ever tasted in my life. This is a Legend in the making. This is a one year wine. This is everything everyone has ever said about this wine. It was in fact a bit closed down but it one sniff, one sip was all that was needed to confirm it. To see this wine flex its muscle is just amazing. So fresh still, so large bu this thing is insanely balanced.]]>
This is the best Yquem I have ever tasted in my life. This is a Legend in the making. This is a one year wine. This is everything everyone has ever said about this wine. It was in fact a bit closed down but it one sniff, one sip was all that was needed to confirm it. To see this wine flex its muscle is just amazing. So fresh still, so large bu this thing is insanely balanced.]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22772.html Wed, 20 Nov 2013 04:47:43 +0000 TheEngineer]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22772.html
Tonight, someone else brought this one and while this is not the most magical port I've every tasted, it did a much better job. There was more density to the flavours, a bit nutty, fully mature with hints of spices on the nose. This was a nice treat indeed. Exactly what you would look for in a mature port, but no blockbuster.]]>
Tonight, someone else brought this one and while this is not the most magical port I've every tasted, it did a much better job. There was more density to the flavours, a bit nutty, fully mature with hints of spices on the nose. This was a nice treat indeed. Exactly what you would look for in a mature port, but no blockbuster.]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22741.html Mon, 30 Sep 2013 20:54:33 +0000 TheEngineer]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22741.html
Perfect texture, smooth and impossibly light. lingers for a night. Only thing that held it back for me was the balance of the resiny note, but oh so minor, orange, honey, apricot, slightly exotic spices in perfect levels. super rich without being sugar and cloying, hyper elegant, is there such a thing?? Impossible to describe properly without having had it.... only thing I can compare the experience to is a 97 Harlan...I know....that won't make me a popular guy as that is a rather controversial wine. I'll drink both any day, any time anywhere that someone will buy it for me

This is SOOOOOO@#$!@%!@#% good!!]]>
Perfect texture, smooth and impossibly light. lingers for a night. Only thing that held it back for me was the balance of the resiny note, but oh so minor, orange, honey, apricot, slightly exotic spices in perfect levels. super rich without being sugar and cloying, hyper elegant, is there such a thing?? Impossible to describe properly without having had it.... only thing I can compare the experience to is a 97 Harlan...I know....that won't make me a popular guy as that is a rather controversial wine. I'll drink both any day, any time anywhere that someone will buy it for me

This is SOOOOOO@#$!@%!@#% good!!]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22679.html Mon, 15 Jul 2013 19:12:09 +0000 TheEngineer]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22679.html
This is a lovely wine, definitely not a mind blow wine from a great vintage but a decent wine from a decent vintage. Nose is perhaps a bit muted and not really flamboyant but deep with honey, dried fruits like apricot. On the palate, lush and smooth but much the same in terms of flavors. Rock solid an entirely enjoyable.]]>
This is a lovely wine, definitely not a mind blow wine from a great vintage but a decent wine from a decent vintage. Nose is perhaps a bit muted and not really flamboyant but deep with honey, dried fruits like apricot. On the palate, lush and smooth but much the same in terms of flavors. Rock solid an entirely enjoyable.]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22674.html Fri, 05 Jul 2013 03:44:00 +0000 TheEngineer]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22674.html https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22659.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:34:18 +0000 TheEngineer]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22659.html
Too bad. I had my concerns as it was a very deep color and it was below the shoulder but I've had other yquems in horrible shape and it always turns out. This wine though was completely oxidized. too bad as it showed behind the oxidation some nice caramel, but gone....... I was so looking forward to this.]]>
Too bad. I had my concerns as it was a very deep color and it was below the shoulder but I've had other yquems in horrible shape and it always turns out. This wine though was completely oxidized. too bad as it showed behind the oxidation some nice caramel, but gone....... I was so looking forward to this.]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22636.html Sun, 26 May 2013 01:00:28 +0000 winoweenie]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22636.html https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22634.html Fri, 24 May 2013 01:18:47 +0000 winoweenie]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22634.html https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22468.html Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:16:47 +0000 winoweenie]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22468.html https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22407.html Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:06:42 +0000 Innkeeper]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22407.html
It is ready to drink now but will keep for many years. An absolutely delicious Port that matches well with chocolate. Yum!]]>
It is ready to drink now but will keep for many years. An absolutely delicious Port that matches well with chocolate. Yum!]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22400.html Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:07:52 +0000 TheEngineer]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22400.html
Having said that, this wine is not aging gracefully, at least the bottle I had, it is limp, lacking structure, and had aromas that suggested more decay than nicely aging. Nothing to go back for. Hopefully it was just a bad bottle.]]>
Having said that, this wine is not aging gracefully, at least the bottle I had, it is limp, lacking structure, and had aromas that suggested more decay than nicely aging. Nothing to go back for. Hopefully it was just a bad bottle.]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22323.html Sat, 02 Jun 2012 00:53:40 +0000 ]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-22323.html
(I can't think of the name of the estate, but back when I could buy La Tour Blanche for $19.95, I picked up some 'left on the shelf' Sauternes for $4 per 750ml. I do recall that the Wine Spectator reviewed the wine unfavorably in their first big compilation of wines, but do not recall name or vintage.)

But I'm not here to talk about inexpensive Sauternes or Sauternes at all, but a neitghbor of that town that was unfamiliar to me.

Ever have a Cerons? I hadn't until I could make myself cough up $36 for 500ml bottle of 2005 *Chateau Haura Cerons*.

A very nice wine with all one might expect from a sweet wine of that region. Classic aroma, rich and sweet in the mouth but well balanced by what might be called bracing acidity. Already a few years aged, this wine has a long life ahead of it I am sure.

Too bad I was underwhelmed. I think it was sticker-shock. Yes, yes, I realize this is a time when one pays $20 for a Monbazillac and $25 for a Cadillac if they can be found, but that $4 Sauternes at the top and $5 bottles of the above wines are all stuck in my long term memory and I think sub-consciously and unfairly influenced my appreciation of this wine. However, my tasting experience was what it was.

That said, I will repeat that this was a very nice, elegant bottle of wine. If you are a fan of Sauternes/Barsac wines and you have the money to 'broaden your horizons', you ought to look into this AOC.

2005 *Chateau Haura Cerons*.]]>
(I can't think of the name of the estate, but back when I could buy La Tour Blanche for $19.95, I picked up some 'left on the shelf' Sauternes for $4 per 750ml. I do recall that the Wine Spectator reviewed the wine unfavorably in their first big compilation of wines, but do not recall name or vintage.)

But I'm not here to talk about inexpensive Sauternes or Sauternes at all, but a neitghbor of that town that was unfamiliar to me.

Ever have a Cerons? I hadn't until I could make myself cough up $36 for 500ml bottle of 2005 *Chateau Haura Cerons*.

A very nice wine with all one might expect from a sweet wine of that region. Classic aroma, rich and sweet in the mouth but well balanced by what might be called bracing acidity. Already a few years aged, this wine has a long life ahead of it I am sure.

Too bad I was underwhelmed. I think it was sticker-shock. Yes, yes, I realize this is a time when one pays $20 for a Monbazillac and $25 for a Cadillac if they can be found, but that $4 Sauternes at the top and $5 bottles of the above wines are all stuck in my long term memory and I think sub-consciously and unfairly influenced my appreciation of this wine. However, my tasting experience was what it was.

That said, I will repeat that this was a very nice, elegant bottle of wine. If you are a fan of Sauternes/Barsac wines and you have the money to 'broaden your horizons', you ought to look into this AOC.

2005 *Chateau Haura Cerons*.]]>