Loire Odyssey, Part I - the Non-Chenin Whites (Imperial Treasure Super Peking Duck, Paragon): A unique experience this - my first Swiss wine and my first Valais. This was so sweet that I found it impossible to assess. The nose was all honeyed, with sultanas and spice sprinkled with some musk. A real blast of sweet scents, which gave some sense of what the palate would be like. Super sweet here. Thick, viscous, oily, like a mouthfull of liquified sultanas soaked in honey and then mixed with a pot full of mollases. Only at the finish that the sweetness let of somewhat to show candied grapefruit notes and a little salty twang. Mind-numbingly sweet stuff. There was a spike of acidity in there, but the sugar level was so high one had to concentrate to find it. woah...
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5/10/2023 - jmessi Does not like this wine: 86 Points
Just sweet
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3/26/2011 - Paul S wrote:
Loire Odyssey, Part I - the Non-Chenin Whites (Imperial Treasure Super Peking Duck, Paragon): A unique experience this - my first Swiss wine and my first Valais. This was so sweet that I found it impossible to assess. The nose was all honeyed, with sultanas and spice sprinkled with some musk. A real blast of sweet scents, which gave some sense of what the palate would be like. Super sweet here. Thick, viscous, oily, like a mouthfull of liquified sultanas soaked in honey and then mixed with a pot full of mollases. Only at the finish that the sweetness let of somewhat to show candied grapefruit notes and a little salty twang. Mind-numbingly sweet stuff. There was a spike of acidity in there, but the sugar level was so high one had to concentrate to find it. woah...
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