Ken's 60th Birthday (Smyth and The Loyalist - Chicago IL): Baked fig, caramel, toasted almond and orange peel with broad array of spices. Good+ weight and length. Slightly less sweet than I expected, but perfectly pair with tonight's desserts.
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Delicious finale to a spectacular dinner. Rich and sweet yet nice acid cut keeps it well balanced. Full of exotic spices and dense toffee flavors. Comes across a bit lighter and more elegant then many Madeira’s in this age range.
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Wine, Browns and my 55th Birthday (My Home): Golden/orange in color. The nose is exquisite. I could smell it all night. Coffee, oranges, maple, milk chocolate and orange candies. Complex and layered. Not really sweet, just a perception. Long finish. Flavors of candied orange rind and chocolate. Got better with more air as the night went on. Beautiful wine.
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Well integrated sweetness. Comes across as very round and balanced on the palate. Very nice tangy acidic quality and caramel/toffee old wood flavors but lacks any real distinguishing quality; still, quite good.
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12/1/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
Ken's 60th Birthday (Smyth and The Loyalist - Chicago IL): Baked fig, caramel, toasted almond and orange peel with broad array of spices. Good+ weight and length. Slightly less sweet than I expected, but perfectly pair with tonight's desserts.
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12/1/2018 - KenK Likes this wine: 94 Points
Delicious finale to a spectacular dinner. Rich and sweet yet nice acid cut keeps it well balanced. Full of exotic spices and dense toffee flavors. Comes across a bit lighter and more elegant then many Madeira’s in this age range.
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9/23/2013 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 97 Points
Wine, Browns and my 55th Birthday (My Home): Golden/orange in color. The nose is exquisite. I could smell it all night. Coffee, oranges, maple, milk chocolate and orange candies. Complex and layered. Not really sweet, just a perception. Long finish. Flavors of candied orange rind and chocolate. Got better with more air as the night went on. Beautiful wine.
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8/17/2006 - psmith wrote: 89 Points
Well integrated sweetness. Comes across as very round and balanced on the palate. Very nice tangy acidic quality and caramel/toffee old wood flavors but lacks any real distinguishing quality; still, quite good.
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