Very caramelized and nutty, the alcohol is starting to show and the oxidation perhaps accelerating. Very long finish of dark chocolate, pine nut and orange marmalade but it is somewhat a bitter pill right now. Maybe it’ll go to 2025, with all that alcohol and sugar but...
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Pecked at over a few nights. Flavor profile falls somewhere between caramel - maple syrup - butterscotch. Not nearly as enjoyable as I recall from several years past. Looks to be the last of my Garagiste purchases... good riddance, then!
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Smells hot on opening, but opens up after awhile with an interesting herbal and earth character to the nose. Tastes better than most Australian stickies, with an uncharacteristic earthy herbal complexity. Nutty and peppery. Went very well with Stilton cheese. I enjoy wines like this, but wish it was not so high in alcohol.
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8/28/2020 - guitarguy wrote: 90 Points
Very caramelized and nutty, the alcohol is starting to show and the oxidation perhaps accelerating. Very long finish of dark chocolate, pine nut and orange marmalade but it is somewhat a bitter pill right now. Maybe it’ll go to 2025, with all that alcohol and sugar but...
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9/25/2018 - guitarguy wrote: 88 Points
Oxidized caramelized fruit with chocolate and heat notes from the alcohol. Finished long but maybe a bit to hot and oxidized at this point.
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7/21/2018 - fitchbuck Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pecked at over a few nights. Flavor profile falls somewhere between caramel - maple syrup - butterscotch. Not nearly as enjoyable as I recall from several years past. Looks to be the last of my Garagiste purchases... good riddance, then!
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4/1/2018 - wgmccallum Likes this wine: 90 Points
No detailed note, a lovely tawny port with notes of maple syrup and good acid balance.
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12/16/2017 - jayw Likes this wine:
Smells hot on opening, but opens up after awhile with an interesting herbal and earth character to the nose. Tastes better than most Australian stickies, with an uncharacteristic earthy herbal complexity. Nutty and peppery. Went very well with Stilton cheese. I enjoy wines like this, but wish it was not so high in alcohol.
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