1998 Tokay Pinot Gris Altenbourg SGN

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Score 99/100 · Drink 2006-2025, Pierre Rovani, Jun 2000

The stunning 1998 Tokay-Pinot Gris Altenbourg Selection de Grains Nobles was produced from an entire parcel of vines, without sorting, so there is a reasonable quantity of this earth-shattering nectar (1867 bottles). Its hyper-spicy nose displays loads of botrytis-infused smoky yellow fruits. On the palate, this full-bodied wine surges forth with a panoply of apricots, peaches, and sweetened herbal tea-like flavors. Intense and massively rich, it somehow maintains an unreal precision. This impeccably balanced offering is magnificently concentrated and extravagantly textured, yet impressively elegant and graceful. Projected maturity: 2006-2025+. (Not yet released) Importer: Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL; tel (205) 980-8802.

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99
99/100

Pierre Rovani

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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Drink 0-0, Stephen Tanzer, Vinous

(picked with potential alcohol of 19%, without a trie. Electric aromas of candied orange peel and mint. Still full of carbonic gas, and thus showing harder than it really is. Rapier-like acidity cuts through the wine moderate viscosity. Impossible to assess with confidence, but should merit a score in the mid-90s.

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Weinbach
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Grape Blend

Pinot Gris

Colour

White

Taste

Sweet

Under the law of Hong Kong, intoxicating liquor must not be sold or supplied to a minor in the course of business. 根據香港法律,不得在業務過程中,向未成年人售賣或供應令人醺醉的酒類 。
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