Medium amber. Medium(+) aromas of apricot, white chocolate, cheese rind, dried peach, caramel, soy sauce, vanilla, coffee, roasted hazelnut, orange peel. Medium dry, medium(+) body, med(+) acidity, high alcohol, medium(+) finish. Some viscous texture. Well made balanced and tasty. Ripe fruits and tertiary notes supported by acidity.
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Clear light golden amber Light rum raisin nose Off dry with piercing acidity and a bitter hazelnut and orange peel finish. Nice stuff in this price range
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This is terrific for its level. Amber with a hint of ruby. Spicy, nutty, sticky toffee pudding nose. Medium rich and medium sweet. What I love is the penetrating acid and structure which really balances things out. Would work well with a meal or on its own. A terrific $50 Madeira. (91)
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D5 DipWSET FORTIFIED WINES with Adam Chase and Matt Gaughan; 4/9/2022-4/10/2022 (St Francis' Yacht Club San Francisco): A: Medium amber N: Medium (+) nose of honey, dried pear, cooked apples, hazelnuts, marmalade, caramel, smoke, burnt toffee P: Medium sweet (I thought medium dry at first), high acidity, high alcohol, medium (+) intensity and medium (+) body and medium finish C: sugar and acid are balanced and so this is still refreshing. The intensity of fruit, nuts and burnt sugar flavors come to a curtailed finish of a wine that is hinting at the onset of complexity. This wine is of good quality. Better examples may have greater length and more complexity Not suitable for ageing.
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3/9/2024 - Eric wrote:
ESTG does Oregon Pinot (Newcastle, WA): Textbook showing, just love this, sherry-like, wonderful acidity.
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1/23/2024 - Takao wrote: 91 Points
Medium amber. Medium(+) aromas of apricot, white chocolate, cheese rind, dried peach, caramel, soy sauce, vanilla, coffee, roasted hazelnut, orange peel. Medium dry, medium(+) body, med(+) acidity, high alcohol, medium(+) finish. Some viscous texture. Well made balanced and tasty. Ripe fruits and tertiary notes supported by acidity.
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10/29/2023 - cos65 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Clear light golden amber
Light rum raisin nose
Off dry with piercing acidity and a bitter hazelnut and orange peel finish.
Nice stuff in this price range
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11/27/2022 - dbkitc wrote: 91 Points
This is terrific for its level. Amber with a hint of ruby. Spicy, nutty, sticky toffee pudding nose. Medium rich and medium sweet. What I love is the penetrating acid and structure which really balances things out. Would work well with a meal or on its own. A terrific $50 Madeira. (91)
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4/10/2022 - Heynetty Likes this wine:
D5 DipWSET FORTIFIED WINES with Adam Chase and Matt Gaughan; 4/9/2022-4/10/2022 (St Francis' Yacht Club San Francisco): A: Medium amber
N: Medium (+) nose of honey, dried pear, cooked apples, hazelnuts, marmalade, caramel, smoke, burnt toffee
P: Medium sweet (I thought medium dry at first), high acidity, high alcohol, medium (+) intensity and medium (+) body and medium finish
C: sugar and acid are balanced and so this is still refreshing. The intensity of fruit, nuts and burnt sugar flavors come to a curtailed finish of a wine that is hinting at the onset of complexity. This wine is of good quality. Better examples may have greater length and more complexity
Not suitable for ageing.
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