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White - Sweet/Dessert
1990 Kalin Cellars Cuvée d'Or
Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
- USA
- California
- San Francisco Bay
- Livermore Valley
Label borrowed from 1985
Community Tasting Notes 4
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aagrawal wrote: 90 points
June 28, 2017 - From a 375. Deep orange-copper color; nose is moderately aromatic with orange peel, orange marmalade, caramel, butterscotch, burnt sugar; palate is full bodied, still significant sweetness for its age but with medium balancing acidity, candied orange, medium alcohol that is decently balanced and showing only a bit of heat at the end; finish is medium length with just a slight bitterness at the end, slight heat in the finish. Overall a good sweet wine that has aged nicely but is now at peak, though still with good fruit and without metallic notes that entry level sauternes can develop with age. It has good complexity on the nose but more depth of fruit complexity than waves of honey and floral like top sauternes. A value at @$20/half. 90
Day 2: Less complexity on the palate, shows more heat and alcohol than fruit now; fruit on the nose is simpler and more orange marmalade. Seems more new world today. Still enjoyable. 90 -
mdefreitas wrote: 93 points
June 13, 1998 - Insignia Vertical @ Joe C: Golden color. Sweet honeyed tropical fruit and flowers on the nose and the palate. Wonderful lingering finish which stays with you forever. Great balancing act between the sweetness and the acidity. Excellent!
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bestdamncab Likes this wine: 93 points
April 12, 1995 - 6 Sauternes+Kalin vintages 1985 to 1990 (Lafayette, Ca.): Nose of sweet caramel, rich fruit, same on the palate, big body, very rich, very sweet, very fruity, unique but definitely not Sauternes, and a long, long finish. My #2 and Group #6
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bestdamncab Likes this wine: 93 points
April 6, 1994 - Tasting of 8 Sauternes/Dessert Wines (Lafayette, Ca.): Rich, straw color in the glass, butterscotch and apples on the nose, nice, rich honey and lemon flavors on the palate, very rich, unctuous taste, lovely finish.
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By John Gilman
Jan/Feb 2013, Issue #43, Kalin Cellars: Great Old School Wines Never Released Before Their Prime(Kalin Cellars “Cuvée L d’Or”) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1990
- Type White - Sweet/Dessert
- Producer Kalin Cellars
- Varietal Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
- Designation Cuvée d'Or
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion San Francisco Bay
- Appellation Livermore Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 11 (24%)
- In Cellars 25 (56%)
- Consumed 9 (20%)
Food Pairing
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