DaleW > wrote in news:03a40169-c3d0-46e0-8eb5-1c8be8c12d77
@w17g2000yqj.googlegroups.com:

> 2002 Closel "Clos du Papillon" Savennieres
> (my wine) A wine that generates controversy - is it PremOx? This
> bottle pours with a deep color, seems surprisingly mature, but for me
> not past it at all. Wool, pit fruits, slight honied edge. Good with
> oysters. I save some till end of the night, if anything younger at
> that point (and a better match than the reds to the aged goat cheese).
> Hard wine to put finger on. B/B+

Should I be happy to have one bottle of this wine in the cellar? Your
rating seems to be much better than the text on your note. Shall I drink
fast?

s.

On Apr 14, 6:03*pm, santiago > wrote:
> DaleW > wrote in news:03a40169-c3d0-46e0-8eb5-1c8be8c12d77
> @w17g2000yqj.googlegroups.com:
>
> > 2002 Closel "Clos du Papillon" Savennieres
> > (my wine) A wine that generates controversy - is it PremOx? This
> > bottle pours with a deep color, seems surprisingly mature, but for me
> > not past it at all. Wool, pit fruits, slight honied edge. Good with
> > oysters. *I save some till end of the night, if anything younger at
> > that point (and a better match than the reds to the aged goat cheese).
> > Hard wine to put finger on. B/B+
>
> Should I be happy to have one bottle of this wine in the cellar? Your
> rating seems to be much better than the text on your note. Shall I drink
> fast?
>
> s.

I have one more, will hold just to see. It was a perplexing wine.
Seemed more like 18 year old Savennieres than 8 year old. But then it
perked up after couple hours in glass. I can't make any suggestion re
drinking window with confidence!