1982 Joseph Phelps Johannisberg Riesling Special Select Late Harvest

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  1/21/2019 - andtheodor wrote: 93 Points

  Like drinking a cinnamon clove spiced apple pie. Marvelous.

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  6/21/2016 - andtheodor wrote: 93 Points

  Dark brown but not murky. Incredibly fresh and spicy bouquet of honeyed apricot, lemon zest, cinnamon, caramel. Ripping acidity over a red-hots candy, cooked peaches, cola concentrate palate. Long spiced apple butter finish. Brilliant Cali TBA, this is about as good as it gets.

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  12/21/2015 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 91 Points

  (From a 375 ml.) Medium-deep clear brown in color. Forward, attractive & fragrant nose of mature & developed, complex, very ripe fruit aromas of dried apricots, canned yellow peaches & citrus notes of lemons/limes & orange rind with honey, floral & hazelnut overtones, exotic spices, minerals, caramel, dark maple notes & dry sherry notes in the background. Medium-full to full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced, silky smooth textured, mature & developed, complex, unctuous, lush & plush, rich, very ripe fruit flavors of dried apricots, sweet yellow peaches, apples & crisp citrus with spices, minerals, hazel nuts, honey & caramel. Long lingering sweet finish. Drinks quite well at present and doubt any further development would occur from additional aging; drink it up if you have any. [Specs: Alcohol @ 7.3%; sugar at harvest 38% by weight; & residual sugar 25.4% by weight.] A lovely example of a domestic late harvest wine which has aged quite well.

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  3/31/2007 - Thilo wrote: 86 Points

  Weird but kinda' good. Color is medium nut brown. On the nose, lemon, nut oil, and light spices. The palate reveals sharp citrus met with a sense of roasted honey. A bit of hot acidity finishes this wine. More like an Australian tawny or a sherry. Very interesting...thanks to Davids Kepes for bringing this wine.

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