February 12, 2021 - Spectacular. Apricots. Acid. Last bottle. Sucks Manfred stopped making stickies.
January 16, 2021 - Nearly perfect.
June 20, 2016 - The Other 7% of California (Chicago, IL): From half-bottle. This is golden raisins squeezed into juice. Layer upon layer of complexity, with lots of sweet fruit here. You keep looking for that botrytis spice (well, at least, I do, because those are the typical sweet wines I drink) but there is none here. It's as opulent and hedonistic as you can get. There's actually a nice zing of acidity on the back end to freshen things up too. Super concentrated and sweet, but this is actually quite well-balanced. Could it be that I've finally found a roussanne I like?
October 29, 2014 - Nose of rich perfume, oranges, apricots, candied honey, golden in colour. Kept evolving in the glass with dried apricots, citrus extracts and sugared apples. Satisfying finish with enough bite to keep you wanting more. Another amazing amazing wine.
July 19, 2014 - Coompletely gorgeous wine. Apricot is the dominant note, with apple, peach, nectarine and the rest of the summer fruit basket coupled with viscous body, explosive aromatics, a finish that won't quit and enough acidity to keep it from being cloying. Marvelous job!
October 23, 2013 - Solid dessert offering; Light color; Nice edge
March 1, 2013 - Translucent amber-orange-honey. Lovely in appearance.
Honey, sweet alfalfa, hay, pollen. Mouth is thick, rich with dried peach and dried Turkish apricot. Completely coats the palate. Great acidity. Finish is rich and takes on same fruits, hints of vanilla. Very nice indeed.
December 18, 2012 - Pear, lychee, caramel with a long finish of orange marmalade.
Delicious.
September 15, 2012 - Deep caramel color; honey, sweet stone fruits. Thick and rich but enough acidity to balance the sweetness.
March 25, 2012 - From a half bottle. Amber hue. Very extracted aromas, with notes of honeysuckle, pear, grapefruit, and some vanilla. On the palate, there is a lot more acidity than is usual for a SQN (dessert) wine, but there is still the immense amount of extract and concentration that is typical for SQN stickies. Slightly astringent, it seems that some wood tannin has leached its way into the drink. This would be brilliant if that sharp note weren't there; as it is, this is just your typical high-end yet well-made dessert wine. Very long.