2004 d'Arenberg The Hermit Crab

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 88.0 points

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  7/8/2009 - Captain Haddock wrote: 89 Points

  Still full of life, defying my expectations. Leaner than before but by no means scrawny. Worked well with grilled chicken.

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  8/16/2008 - Captain Haddock wrote: 89 Points

  This has continued to improve in bottle, and is now lighter on its feet with a more Rhone-like personality. Excellent.

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  10/11/2007 - Captain Haddock wrote: 88 Points

  As fresh and long as ever despite a couple of years of bottle age. Tastes more expensive than it is. I agree with the taster who recommends chilling well which keeps the wine together.

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  5/5/2007 - bubbachumps wrote: 89 Points

  I too detected a strong herbal nose that was hard to tag with a specific adjective, but I liked this funkiness. In the mouth citrus, grapefruit and the wonderful viognier texture that always brings me back to this varietal. Nice acidity. The wine did get a little flabby as it got closer to room temp (I recommend serving this nicely chilled), but overall great qpr.

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  1/29/2007 - AlpharettaWine wrote: 89 Points

  Very nice and crisp; great acidity and nose

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