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Saturday, March 6, 2021 - There are dessert wines, and wines that are dessert- this is the latter. Motor oil in the glass, with a palate just as rich and dark and sweet as you might expect from from a dark chocolate coffee & vermouth soaked fruitcake using only raisins and prunes, drizzled with molten toffee, and sprinkled with pralines candied in dulce de leche. The label says its a light bodied sweet wine, have to assume this is an inside joke or they didn't pay the other half of the translator's fee. I enjoyed it, but as a steady sipper nightcap to finish the evening. Does have some acidity which keeps from from falling completely flat. Your palate will get used to it, just be prepared for overwhelmingly thick and unctuous sweetness on that first sip. Will last forever, and at $23 (Empire) it brings more than some of the cheaper ports out there. Overall evaluation: A- (90).

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