PSA: 1996 Pinon Vouvray 1er Trie

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If there is any more in the market, buy it now. We had a bottle Saturday night and it was absolutely stellar. Worth every penny of $60-70 (from the recent release) even though I probably paid $20 for my original batch. Since my last bottle from my original batch in 2013 this doesn't seem to have moved much. I think it's on some sort of long term plateau. It's perfect for me, graceful, bright, floral, crystalline. Hasn't picked up the more wooly or savory chenin notes yet. One of the best wines I've had this year.
 
Had another bottle last night. It wasn't as good as the other bottle, in fact I think it may have been ever so slightly TCA infected, but it was still very good. I'm really TCA sensitive and even a bit generally ruins a wine for me but I still very much enjoyed this. Looking forward to my other bottles. Again, if you run into any bottles, buy them without hesitation.
 
So which was it?

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Another bottle last night that was almost as good as the first one. A bit less finely etched and more brown sugar (but not that dark) type aromas/flavors. Such an exquisite wine. I'm going to bomb through these.
 
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