A syrupy nose of sun-dried raisins and figs, with back notes of dark chocolate and flowers. Rich and sweet on the palate, it starts with the raisin and fig fruit, adds rich dark chocolate on the mid-palate, and finishes with a wonderful roasted nut flavor.
A rich and creamy nose of dried apricots mixed with milk chocolate powder and vanilla beans. On the palate, roasted nuts was the dominate flavor. The mid-palate added a little apricot, and the finish had a nice chocolatey vanilla taste.
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
A very good black fruit core surround by dried tobacco leaves greets the nose. Spice and smoke round everything out, giving it all a very appealing aroma on the nose. Rich and silky on the palate, the black currant and cassis flavors really shine. The tobacco and smoke give lift to the spice that dominates the nice finish.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise
Not what I was expecting in a dessert wine. Although it had the typical honey and apricot, it also had this interesting roasted herb aroma above everything else. It also had some cloves at the end. It was rich and thick on the palate, with lots of floral flavors surrounded by apricot, peach, and honey. The herb and cloves were less dominate on the palate, appearing only briefly on the finish.
Lots of sweet red fruit on the nose, mainly plum and cherry. It has had the purest melted milk chocolate aroma I have ever smelt on a wine. The palate was exactly the same as the nose.
Very heavy on the fruit, the nose was loaded with dried apricots and tropical fruit. Raw almonds smothered in honey appeared under the fruit, with floral notes finishing it all off. Rich and viscous on the palate, it had the same flavors as the nose, with the addition of beeswax on the finish.
This nose had a lot going on. Blackberry, plum, crushed rock, incense, perfume, spice, and mocha. All these aromas were really very well mixed, with none rising above the others. Rich and thick on the palate, the dark fruit and chocolate flavors really shine. The transition to the mid-palate had smoke, stone, and incense. The spice on the finish was amazing.
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Horse Heaven Hills
The espresso and toasted oak aromas are really strong on the nose. The secondary aromas of spice and licorice covered up the blackberry and black currant aromas on the finish. The palate had a nice richness, but here the black fruit was dominate, with the coffee and toast flavors taking a back seat.
NV Emilio Lustau Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Capataz Andres DeLuxe Cream Solera Reserva 92 Points
Spain, Andalucía, Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
A syrupy nose of sun-dried raisins and figs, with back notes of dark chocolate and flowers. Rich and sweet on the palate, it starts with the raisin and fig fruit, adds rich dark chocolate on the mid-palate, and finishes with a wonderful roasted nut flavor.
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NV Warre Porto Otima 10 Year Old Tawny 91 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
A rich and creamy nose of dried apricots mixed with milk chocolate powder and vanilla beans. On the palate, roasted nuts was the dominate flavor. The mid-palate added a little apricot, and the finish had a nice chocolatey vanilla taste.
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2006 Château Grand Destieu 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
A very good black fruit core surround by dried tobacco leaves greets the nose. Spice and smoke round everything out, giving it all a very appealing aroma on the nose. Rich and silky on the palate, the black currant and cassis flavors really shine. The tobacco and smoke give lift to the spice that dominates the nice finish.
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2008 Domaine de La Pigeade Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise 90 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise
Not what I was expecting in a dessert wine. Although it had the typical honey and apricot, it also had this interesting roasted herb aroma above everything else. It also had some cloves at the end. It was rich and thick on the palate, with lots of floral flavors surrounded by apricot, peach, and honey. The herb and cloves were less dominate on the palate, appearing only briefly on the finish.
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NV Graham Porto Six Grapes Reserve 89 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Lots of sweet red fruit on the nose, mainly plum and cherry. It has had the purest melted milk chocolate aroma I have ever smelt on a wine. The palate was exactly the same as the nose.
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2007 Marquis de Chasse Sauternes 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Very heavy on the fruit, the nose was loaded with dried apricots and tropical fruit. Raw almonds smothered in honey appeared under the fruit, with floral notes finishing it all off. Rich and viscous on the palate, it had the same flavors as the nose, with the addition of beeswax on the finish.
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