98 Points | International Wine Cellar , January/February 2011
($375; for 375 ml.) Rich gold. Intriguing aromas of dried apricot, persimmon and clove hide a light note of botrytis. Succulent quince and acacia honey flavors are lifted out of the velvety texture by mineral acidity. Unctuously dense wine with a brilliant palate-saturating finish, this is one of the finest wines of the vintage.
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