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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.3 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 48 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Winedog1 on 12/28/2023 & rated 95 points: Coravin. Apricot. Black or fruit tea. Honey. Peach. Luxardo cherry. Dryer than expected. Very firm finish. Paired with foie gras. Dolce is a knockout, and more consistent than buying random Sauternes. (519 views) | | | Tasted by Barry Notes on 6/19/2023 & rated 85 points: PnP slightly chilled, opened 2 hours prior. Light bronze color. Dryer than expected, nice clean flavor but a bit tired. Went well with Key Lime Pie. Nothing off technically, $61 (754 views) | | | Tasted by denniswdern@gmail.com on 2/18/2023 & rated 92 points: Deep gold color. Pronounced aromas and flavors of stone fruit (orange, apricot, peach), honey and marmalade. A sweet, dessert wine with medium to high acidity, medium alcohol and a long finish. (917 views) | | | Tasted by williamswhine on 9/25/2022 & rated 94 points: Liquid gold. Terrific honey suckle, apricot, tropical nose. Nice light dessert wine, apricot, nice structure, not overly sweet, well balanced. Enjoyed! (1338 views) | | | Tasted by caspernick on 6/21/2022 & rated 98 points: I was a bit apprehensive when the cork snapped in two, hoping I could get the rest out without further ado. I was lucky, just one floating bit. You can never trust the provenance of a State liquor store bottle btw. Having said that, this dessert wine is medium gold in color with very viscous legs in the glass. The nose has pronounced aromas of apricot marmalade, honey, vanilla nib, candied lemon peel, creme caramel, peach pie and dried hazelnuts. The longer it sits there the more tantalizing the nose gets. The palate is sweet, as expected from this late-harvest and botrytized blend of Semillon and Sauvignon. Blanc. There is some great acidity here that balances out the sugar perfectly leaving me with a very slippery wine with amazing mouthfeel that just transcends the palate from front to back with such ease. The weight of this wine is sublime, full-bodied yet light and airy. The finish is long and just a tad juicy from the acidity. The whole package is amazing- worthy of 98 points that the pros at W.E. gave it. For 375ml expect to pay $75. A stunning 5 star wine that I will be serving with Blue Cheese and crackers after dinner.
https://wp.me/p125DB-2IY (1533 views) | | | Tasted by ABKroll on 3/4/2022 & rated 92 points: Really enjoyed the wine. We never pull out the dessert wines enough but a few times a year I’m reminded we need to do more. (1519 views) | | | Tasted by EpochMD on 12/11/2021 & rated 95 points: Purchased for $68 on release, and its a killer bottle, coming into its own even though they are on a roughly 7 year release delay; IMO the finest Sauternes style from Cali, always enjoyable; tons of honeyed apricot, long, luscious finish. Always a crowd pleaser and one of my personal faves! Drink or hold. Great QPR, holds up easily to equivalent Sauternes. (1702 views) | | | Tasted by Bobcat 31 on 6/19/2021 & rated 91 points: everyone loved it (1948 views) | | | Tasted by maxmanx on 6/13/2021: Enjoyed by all. Need to have these on hand for the few times I actually drink a dessert wine. Not too sweet. (1547 views) | | | Tasted by Odedis.Wine.reviews on 5/8/2021 & rated 92 points: This is a delicious sweet wine from Napa Valley.
Deep gold in color.
Showing Sweet tangerines, apricots, peaches, spices and tropical fruits.
Full bodied with high acidity. Sweet on the palate with nice complexity.
Would be nice to revisit it in 5 years and see how it evolves.
A very tasty dessert wine. Rich and extracted. Delicious.
A blend of 89% Semillon and 11% Sauvignon Blanc.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$85 (375ml) (1467 views) | | | Tasted by Vandy1983 on 3/15/2021 & rated 91 points: Fabulous dessert wine. Plenty of complexity and not too sweet. (1336 views) | | | Tasted by Angel Lupercio on 3/21/2020 & rated 100 points: This wine is a deep gold in color. The nose has a medium (+) intensity of aromas including honeysuckle, dried apricot, candied orange peel, candied ginger, near neutral oak, fresh cut grass, and just a hint of button mushroom. The wine is developing. The wine is lusciously sweet, high in acid, has a full body, a deep complexity, and a long finish. Flavor characteristics include honey, dried apricot, candied orange peel, ginger, and cooked mushroom. This wine is of outstanding quality and is ready tondeink, but can still benefit from ageing. (2744 views) | | | Tasted by sachsmart on 1/20/2020 & rated 90 points: Light sweet but not overbearing. Sprinkle it on salad or a desert (1961 views) | | | Tasted by williamswhine on 11/28/2019 & rated 94 points: Liquid gold. Terrific honey suckle, apricot, tropical nose. Nice light dessert wine, apricot, nice structure, not overly sweet, well balanced. Enjoyed! (2094 views) | | | Tasted by jlgnml on 11/28/2019 & rated 90 points: Quite nice with the best key lime pie in south FL. Great color, good palate feel, a bit thin not as thick on the palate I would want. (2193 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 9/8/2019 & rated 83 points: "Everyone knows German Reisling wines do not age." (Chicago, IL): From half-bottle. In the grand scheme of dessert wines, just not quite there -- this is dessert wine for Napa drinkers. The nose and palate show a fair bit of botrytis influence, but there are also some spicy elements that are more in line with gewürztraminer (especially the lychee). The palate is the weak spot here; this lacks acidity and finishes quite bitter. (3332 views) | | | Tasted by KTelaak_Buffalo on 6/23/2019 & rated 90 points: A rather thick and sweet dessert wine. Extremely well made. (1802 views) | | | Tasted by danielbleier on 6/8/2019 & rated 92 points: Consistently enjoyable, with apricot, pear and honey notes. (1736 views) | | | Tasted by RWayneC on 1/1/2019: Very good! (2139 views) | | | Tasted by williamswhine on 12/29/2018 & rated 94 points: Liquid gold. Terrific honey suckle, apricot, tropical nose. Nice light dessert wine, apricot, nice structure, not overly sweet, well balanced. Enjoyed! (1987 views) | | | Tasted by Tahlequahdave1972 on 10/22/2018 & rated 93 points: What's not to like about this well-mannered, robust, yet sophisticated dessert wine? Guava, apricot, Creme Brule, honey, peach, pear, lemon, pound cake; dessert by itself or accompanying, in our case, made from scratch brownies. Always a special treat, this vintage appears to have a more fully textured mouthfeel than the previous version, leading to a silky, full-length finish of almonds and sherry. Absolutely lovely! (2159 views) | | | Tasted by jrhonda160 on 9/4/2017 & rated 94 points: Excellent like always (2581 views) | | | Tasted by EpochMD on 8/27/2017 & rated 94 points: Easily the best Sauternes style wine from Cali - the 2012 is much less available than previous vintages; but its significantly better than its 2011 counterpart. This has honey and guava all over the place, this liquifies into darker honey and apricot with sherry notes toward the end - and what a great finish. Despite this flavor profile, it retains some degree of airiness, which is impressive. Drink now or hold. (2290 views) | | | Tasted by Cuellar's Cellar on 12/29/2016 & rated 91 points: The wine looks light gold colored. The legs are fast. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like apricot, peach and guava. It tastes like lemon, peach, apricot, mango, honey and baker's yeast. The body is light/medium. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes long. (2280 views) | | | Tasted by Ryan3719 on 12/24/2016 & rated 92 points: Drinking well. Creamy with notes of vanilla and sherry. (2023 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Dolce Winery Producer websiteLate HarvestjhtUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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