Terrible! I know that aged Riesling can carry a note of petrol, but this was as if someone had written a love letter to petrol. It smelled like my grandpa’s storm cellar. This was very cheap on WineBid, so no harm done. Was still very cool to have something this old to celebrate my birthday.
We had a Roederer Estate Rosé Brut in the fridge so all is not lost.
by parker472
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Notes: once past the petrol, there was actually quite a bit of acidity present. Some classic auslese notes of honey and pineapple. This was clearly not made to be aged, but was a fun experience all the same.
Edit: I should note that while this sounds like I was really getting some desirable notes out of this, it overall still tasted almost entirely of kerosene. I was just trying to be an optimist.
I’m not a new world guy but 94 Napa Cab is usually outstanding when I have it.