Excellent. Sweet honey, not cloying at all with warming spices. A nice sip and went well with our fruit-centered dessert. A hit with the guests. From 375 ml
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This wine turned out to be a real treat; it was served with a coconut/lemon cream birthday cake and held up remarkably well, by being rich yet delicate. It was fun to drink.
Purchase a few 375mls upon release and cellared ever since. Ullage and color were excellent. Notes are limited, but age has been very kind to this wine, by revealing a rich wine that is fully resolved and still in balance. The bright flavors of young Muscat had metamorphosed into a favor profile of golden sugars, pear, apple and light notes of toffee. It is really remarkable and a good example of a dessert wine that is not Sauvignon Blanc based. Drink now. Wish I had a few more bottles to taste outside of the distractions of a celebration. :-)
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Pale green gold hue, little to no evolution. Intensely aromatic, citrus fruit, tropical fruit, orange rind. rich texture. Really not that different from the other cuvees unless you taste them side-by-side. delicious
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Opened tonight because my daughter needed a Muscat for a recipe. I know - what was I thinking?! Thankfully plenty left over for the humans present. Simply amazing - drinking beautifully.
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Deep straw/gold color, perfumed nose of creme brulee, honey & apricots. Lovely sweet, spicy - very long. Lots of creamy peach/apricot fruit & honey on the palate. Drinking beautifully. Could use a tad more acid to be perfect.
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Delicious, Brought by Ray and Elena for dinner. Citrus, tropical fruits and honey. This would have been outstanding but missed the mark only because of light acidity, not enough to properly balance the sweetness. The stickies won out on this one. This is a really nice dessert wine and something to be proud of. Crowd pleaser and lots of discussion about the flavors and comparisons to Sauternes. We all felt this compares very well to well over 50% of Sauternes. A fun wine!
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Very Sauternes-like, a little cloying and out of balance. Nice unctuous, ripe tropical fruits from nose to finish. It's a mouthful of wine and dessert by itself.
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Vinyl, artificial pineapple, spice, melon, lemon, apricot. Unctuous and honeyed, but still lithe and decently fresh, this was almost overpowered by pudding with caramel sauce.
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This is really lovely! Exotic honey, baked apple, ginger, vanilla aromas lead to a lazer focused core of bright, mouthwatering fruit. A truly great desert wine. Should live and improve for decades.
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Straw-colored.Nose of peaches and apricots. On the palate it is smooth, dense, syrupy. Pear, peaches, melon, and lemon zest. Beautiful finish. Perhaps the finest dessert wine I've ever had.
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Slightly grassy yellow in glass. Aromas of white (carnation?) and yellow flowers (daffodil?), lychee and vanilla can be smelled several inches from the glass. Rich yet light on the palate with just enough acidity -- allowing the wine to remain sweet without being cloying. On the palate there is vanilla, along with sweetened, lightly spiced apples, honey and the juice from canned pears and peaches.
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Pale gold. Apricot compote with a nice Melanie of tropical fruits to provide acid. Honeyed, waxy, roasted pineapple, guava in the mouth. A beauty of a dessert wine.
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Spansk vinmesse (Oslo): Wonderful dessert wine. Very sweet, but the acidity makes it feel light and refreshing. Long aftertaste. Will definately buy some bottles.
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2/18/2023 - tward Likes this wine: 91 Points
Excellent. Sweet honey, not cloying at all with warming spices. A nice sip and went well with our fruit-centered dessert. A hit with the guests. From 375 ml
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1/29/2022 - Border Boss Likes this wine:
Very sweet, but with decent acidity to try to balance it out. However, it still comes off somewhat cloying.
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9/20/2020 - John Dunlap Likes this wine: 94 Points
This wine turned out to be a real treat; it was served with a coconut/lemon cream birthday cake and held up remarkably well, by being rich yet delicate. It was fun to drink.
Purchase a few 375mls upon release and cellared ever since. Ullage and color were excellent. Notes are limited, but age has been very kind to this wine, by revealing a rich wine that is fully resolved and still in balance. The bright flavors of young Muscat had metamorphosed into a favor profile of golden sugars, pear, apple and light notes of toffee. It is really remarkable and a good example of a dessert wine that is not Sauvignon Blanc based. Drink now. Wish I had a few more bottles to taste outside of the distractions of a celebration. :-)
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11/27/2019 - vagrantone Likes this wine: 93 Points
Pale green gold hue, little to no evolution.
Intensely aromatic, citrus fruit, tropical fruit, orange rind.
rich texture. Really not that different from the other cuvees unless you taste them side-by-side.
delicious
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10/19/2019 - tward Likes this wine: 92 Points
Beautiful stuff over a couple of nights pairing with cheese boards. Rich, balanced, honey, apricot, orange marmalade. Lots going on here.
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12/22/2017 - BostonRob64 wrote: 100 Points
Opened tonight because my daughter needed a Muscat for a recipe. I know - what was I thinking?! Thankfully plenty left over for the humans present. Simply amazing - drinking beautifully.
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3/16/2017 - ntydrd wrote: 98 Points
Deep straw/gold color, perfumed nose of creme brulee, honey & apricots. Lovely sweet, spicy - very long. Lots of creamy peach/apricot fruit & honey on the palate. Drinking beautifully. Could use a tad more acid to be perfect.
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11/23/2015 - John Dunlap wrote: 92 Points
Always outstanding!
Served with poached pears.
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8/5/2015 - MikeATL Likes this wine: 91 Points
A Special Dinner (Park 75, Four Seasons Hotel, Atlanta): Lovely rosewater and white peach, sweet but not cloying.
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9/13/2012 - cliffkol wrote: 91 Points
Delicious, Brought by Ray and Elena for dinner. Citrus, tropical fruits and honey. This would have been outstanding but missed the mark only because of light acidity, not enough to properly balance the sweetness. The stickies won out on this one. This is a really nice dessert wine and something to be proud of. Crowd pleaser and lots of discussion about the flavors and comparisons to Sauternes. We all felt this compares very well to well over 50% of Sauternes. A fun wine!
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5/1/2012 - tp096255 wrote: 92 Points
Very Sauternes-like, a little cloying and out of balance. Nice unctuous, ripe tropical fruits from nose to finish. It's a mouthful of wine and dessert by itself.
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1/1/2012 - andtheodor wrote: 89 Points
Vinyl, artificial pineapple, spice, melon, lemon, apricot. Unctuous and honeyed, but still lithe and decently fresh, this was almost overpowered by pudding with caramel sauce.
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12/27/2011 - Jossik wrote: 80 Points
Un buon vinello dolce che scende giù senza troppi pensieri
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11/12/2011 - dustbuddy wrote: 89 Points
Heady grapey atypical Muscat aroma. A slightly syrupy finish but a lovely, enjoyable sweet wine.
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6/4/2011 - toesonoz wrote: 94 Points
Apricot - drank w Scully - delicious!!!
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10/25/2009 - jfagan wrote: 93 Points
This is really lovely! Exotic honey, baked apple, ginger, vanilla aromas lead to a lazer focused core of bright, mouthwatering fruit. A truly great desert wine. Should live and improve for decades.
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7/9/2009 - beezer6 wrote: 92 Points
Jorge Ordonez Spanish Wine Seminar with Robert Houde (Binny's Orland Park): Honeyed apples. Baking spices. Awesome balance with good acidity.
Long layered finish. Lightly roasted nuts and caramel covered vanilla bean.
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1/23/2009 - brewery44 wrote: 98 Points
Straw-colored.Nose of peaches and apricots. On the palate it is smooth, dense, syrupy. Pear, peaches, melon, and lemon zest. Beautiful finish. Perhaps the finest dessert wine I've ever had.
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11/27/2008 - Grape Stuff wrote: 95 Points
Delicious honeydew,pear, apricot, honey in a medium long finish.
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7/20/2008 - W.Simons wrote:
Slightly grassy yellow in glass. Aromas of white (carnation?) and yellow flowers (daffodil?), lychee and vanilla can be smelled several inches from the glass. Rich yet light on the palate with just enough acidity -- allowing the wine to remain sweet without being cloying. On the palate there is vanilla, along with sweetened, lightly spiced apples, honey and the juice from canned pears and peaches.
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6/13/2008 - JorgeH wrote: 90 Points
Pale gold. Apricot compote with a nice Melanie of tropical fruits to provide acid. Honeyed, waxy, roasted pineapple, guava in the mouth. A beauty of a dessert wine.
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3/5/2008 - arijus wrote: 94 Points
Spansk vinmesse (Oslo): Wonderful dessert wine. Very sweet, but the acidity makes it feel light and refreshing. Long aftertaste. Will definately buy some bottles.
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1/5/2008 - carnyc wrote: 95 Points
Tasted at Acker
This was sooo good! Honeydew and apricot; concentrated and rich yet with enough acidity so that it seemed light on its feet; long finish. Gorgeous.
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7/7/2007 - cjstrunk wrote: 92 Points
Awesome... great acidity, nice balance clean finish with bright apricot pear and a hint of citrus. Very refresing for a sweet white wine!!!
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