Community Tasting Notes 4

• CurtaVino Likes this wine: 90 points

  November 27, 2021 - Lovely dessert wine. Well balanced, has concentrated pear aromas. High alcohol for a dessert wine, but you do not notice it.

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• GTFreek wrote:

  September 25, 2019 - Similar to previous note.

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• GTFreek wrote:

  October 10, 2018 - 50/50 Moscato Ottonel/Vidal, made with a passito process. Nose shows creme brulee, candied orange, vanilla, plastic, deep yellow honeysuckle. Palate is quite sweet, a little out of balance in that way, similar orange and candied notes, sugared pear, honey, roasted pineapple, finishes sweet. I'm looking at a tech sheet that says 12g/L of sugar which would be barely off-dry but think it's supposed to say 120g/L. Likened to an orange muscat, denser than Sauternes with less complexity. Coming from Virginia, it is interesting and likely unlike anything else in that state. Best use of this would be to lay it down for 10 years and see if it develops complexity to balance things out, or drink it 1/2 oz at a time.

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• isaacjamesbaker wrote: 90 points

  May 28, 2018 - Virginia Governor's Cup Wines: Rich orange color. Gorgeous aromatics of apricot jam, orange marmalade, spiced tea, yellow raisins. The palate is rich and plush and honeyed, but acidity keeps it fresh. Orange marmalade, spiced tea, honeycomb, almond, graham cracker, a hint of floral olive oil. So luscious and sweet yet fresh and spicy. 50% Moscato Ottonel and 50% Vidal. 13.8% alcohol, 14% residual sugar.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2014
• Type White - Sweet/Dessert
• Producer Barboursville Vineyards
• Varietal White Blend
• Designation Paxxito
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region Virginia
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation n/a

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• In Cellars 22 (69%)
• Consumed 10 (31%)

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