by Jimmy Cocktail
30. March 2010 06:41
After the first two wines, I thought for sure that things would just proceed down that same road. Of course, just when you think you know what’s going on, someone changes the rules. This wine was almost totally, but not quite completely like the first two I had tasted. Also, Ms Cocktail and I were not of like minds on this. While I liked the intense 2007 best, she picked the 2009 as her favorite.
Upon initial inspection, this wines shows its differences from the previous years. It was slightly paler in color than the previous two years’ wines and it didn’t carry that tinge of green. Just a very pale yellow. Upon the nose you get a scent of melon and vanilla with a bit of clover. The scent of honey is a touch stronger than before, lending a touch more sweetness to the proceedings. On the palate it sings of honeydew melon along with honey and chalk. Yet there remains that bright acidity to tie its lineage back to the previous years.
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