Palate: - sweet - ~40g/L - elevated alcohol - 16% (actually 16.5%) - medium plus acid - high tannins
Conclusions: - Not developed enough for port, unless it’s a Ruby. - Banyuls or Ruby port - Ruby port is fruity/grapey/ and zero tannins - Banyuls is oxidized, has tannins
Final conclusion: Banyuls - it’s too oxidized for any style of port.
Dom. de la tour vieille Banyuls (Banyuls requires a minimum of 30 months in barrel) 16.5% Not my favorite dessert wine - it’s oxidized and tannic.
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Raspberry syrup on the nose, a dark berry/chocolate palate, rich but not overly sweet. A wonderful pairing with the rich chocolate desert we had this paired with!
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6/24/2021 - cos65 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Lush ripe grapey raisiny sweet tea flavors.
Serve cool
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7/11/2016 - RajivAyyangar wrote:
Monday Night Blinds (Home (Noe st)): (blind)
Medium ruby color.
Nose:
- slight oxidation?
- slight sotolon/curry/saffron
Palate:
- sweet - ~40g/L
- elevated alcohol - 16% (actually 16.5%)
- medium plus acid
- high tannins
Conclusions:
- Not developed enough for port, unless it’s a Ruby.
- Banyuls or Ruby port
- Ruby port is fruity/grapey/ and zero tannins
- Banyuls is oxidized, has tannins
Final conclusion: Banyuls - it’s too oxidized for any style of port.
Dom. de la tour vieille Banyuls
(Banyuls requires a minimum of 30 months in barrel)
16.5%
Not my favorite dessert wine - it’s oxidized and tannic.
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3/24/2011 - David_T wrote: 89 Points
Raspberry syrup on the nose, a dark berry/chocolate palate, rich but not overly sweet. A wonderful pairing with the rich chocolate desert we had this paired with!
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12/7/2003 - chbeaumont wrote:
Enjoyable but does it have sufficient weight & power. prefered M Morris L. Muscat 13+
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