Just not that into this wine - lots of canteloupe, a bit of ginger, but not enough acidity to keep me interested. Overly sweet for my taste, prefer other sweet wines like Madeira with some backbone.
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Deep golden yellow colour. Nose of pineapple, ginger, honey, apricot, marmalade. Vibrant, fresh front palate that swarms the mouth with honey, peach and pineapple. Creme brulee swirled with some tannins into a very long finish with balanced sweetness.
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WTSO Recent Wines; 3/1/2022-4/16/2022: Day 1: Just got this shipment on Wednesday and wanted to try a bottle before the sale ends on WTSO. This is a solid Sauternes for the money. Nothing off the charts but $24.99 worth a three pack. Apricots, honey suckles, minerals, sour apple and melon. Good acidity and love the half bottle as most of my off lines by design are six or less. 92 points
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Medium golden colour. Peach, canned apricot, pineapple, orange peel, wild honey, Earl Grey tea, burned sugar/caramel, spice, and ethereal notes, with medium(+) acidity and very good persistence. Nice, smooth, syrupy texture. Very persistent. Other vintages are fresher, but this is hedonistic in a positive way. Full, spicy, integrated and quite seductive from day two. Almost ready; drink from 2023+. 90(+)
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Medium gold. Peach, ripe pineapple, orange marmalade, almond, honey, and botrytis spice, with fresh acidity and very good persistence. Medium- to full-bodied, and medium complex, with a creamy, syrupy texture. Lightly ethereal from day four. Still needs some time. Start drinking from 2023. 90+(?)
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Oog: Kristalhelder,intens, geel goud, grote viscositeit, veel tranen. Neus: Zuiver en intens, aroma van geel en tropisch fruit (abrikoos, ananas, mango) rijpe peer, zachte citrus toets, honing en boenwas. Mond: Vol tot krachtig met veel molligheid en ondersteund door flinke zuren. Hierdoor ook veel frisheid wat de wijn zeer aangenaam en lekker maakt. Een lange afdronk van meer dan 6 sec. Heerlijke wijn. Ook na enkele dagen open bewaren in de koelkast nog top.
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Tasted it at winery. It was served quite cold. Full bodied, golden color, very sweet. Hadn't had a sauterne in 30 years. Pleasantly comparable to an ice wine. Surprised to find a 1/2 bottle at an LCBO.
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Deep gold; white raisins, apricots, pineapples, oranges; semi-sweet, honey, melon, pear, apple, citrus, medium body, decent acidity, lingering finish. A variety of dried, candied and tropical fruits on the nose and palate. Slightly cloying but yummy with a toasty, lip-smacking finish. Went well with camembert.
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Decent but not very concentrated for a Sauternes and a little light on its feet onthe finish. Good acidity and not cloying at all. Sweet Tropical aromas on the nose and palate.
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12/3/2023 - Canadales wrote:
Just not that into this wine - lots of canteloupe, a bit of ginger, but not enough acidity to keep me interested. Overly sweet for my taste, prefer other sweet wines like Madeira with some backbone.
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5/27/2023 - gparker777 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Deep golden yellow colour. Nose of pineapple, ginger, honey, apricot, marmalade. Vibrant, fresh front palate that swarms the mouth with honey, peach and pineapple. Creme brulee swirled with some tannins into a very long finish with balanced sweetness.
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8/24/2022 - steinersing wrote: 89 Points
Sweet
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5/10/2022 - MrOctoberfest Likes this wine:
Similar to the other notes here, but I think that coconut is the main note on the palate. Nice wine, not earth shattering.
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4/14/2022 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 Points
WTSO Recent Wines; 3/1/2022-4/16/2022: Day 1: Just got this shipment on Wednesday and wanted to try a bottle before the sale ends on WTSO. This is a solid Sauternes for the money. Nothing off the charts but $24.99 worth a three pack. Apricots, honey suckles, minerals, sour apple and melon. Good acidity and love the half bottle as most of my off lines by design are six or less. 92 points
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2/13/2022 - PSPatrick wrote: 90 Points
Medium golden colour. Peach, canned apricot, pineapple, orange peel, wild honey, Earl Grey tea, burned sugar/caramel, spice, and ethereal notes, with medium(+) acidity and very good persistence. Nice, smooth, syrupy texture. Very persistent. Other vintages are fresher, but this is hedonistic in a positive way. Full, spicy, integrated and quite seductive from day two. Almost ready; drink from 2023+. 90(+)
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2/5/2022 - Philbeagles wrote: 90 Points
Enjoyed, but there is better out there. QPR is decent.
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11/1/2021 - PSPatrick wrote: 90 Points
Medium gold. Peach, ripe pineapple, orange marmalade, almond, honey, and botrytis spice, with fresh acidity and very good persistence. Medium- to full-bodied, and medium complex, with a creamy, syrupy texture. Lightly ethereal from day four. Still needs some time. Start drinking from 2023. 90+(?)
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12/28/2018 - Marc F wrote: 91 Points
Oog: Kristalhelder,intens, geel goud, grote viscositeit, veel tranen.
Neus: Zuiver en intens, aroma van geel en tropisch fruit (abrikoos, ananas, mango) rijpe peer, zachte citrus toets, honing en boenwas.
Mond: Vol tot krachtig met veel molligheid en ondersteund door flinke zuren. Hierdoor ook veel frisheid wat de wijn zeer aangenaam en lekker maakt. Een lange afdronk van meer dan 6 sec. Heerlijke wijn. Ook na enkele dagen open bewaren in de koelkast nog top.
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11/12/2016 - Eclipse1 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Excellent value wine, really impressed with the fruit layers and classy finish. Elegant, refined, delicate and sophisticated .
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1/7/2015 - CamWheeler wrote: 89 Points
Sauternes and Stirfry: Floral, toast and lemon notes. Shows plenty of weight from the fruit but the acidity cleanses nicely. Very good.
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11/22/2014 - 54ver Likes this wine: 90 Points
Tasted it at winery. It was served quite cold. Full bodied, golden color, very sweet. Hadn't had a sauterne in 30 years. Pleasantly comparable to an ice wine.
Surprised to find a 1/2 bottle at an LCBO.
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9/4/2014 - ColinR wrote: 91 Points
Deep gold; white raisins, apricots, pineapples, oranges; semi-sweet, honey, melon, pear, apple, citrus, medium body, decent acidity, lingering finish.
A variety of dried, candied and tropical fruits on the nose and palate. Slightly cloying but yummy with a toasty, lip-smacking finish. Went well with camembert.
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8/16/2014 - Jeff Leve wrote: 92 Points
With a floral, candied orange rind, vanilla and honey coated, tropical fruit nose, the wine has lift, sweetness and a delicious finish.
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11/3/2013 - bdlalonde wrote: 85 Points
An average wine, nothing in it to make it jump out as special. Notes of toast, honey, and peach. Very acidic on the back end.
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6/16/2013 - mimik wrote: 90 Points
Decent but not very concentrated for a Sauternes and a little light on its feet onthe finish. Good acidity and not cloying at all. Sweet Tropical aromas on the nose and palate.
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2/2/2013 - FastTrack wrote: 87 Points
nose of toast and honey. Very sweet indeed, missing freshness, ripe botrytis evident, long but does fall of a tiny bit towards the end.
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