Still going strong. Thick and luscious. I believe the "35g/l RS" on the label is a mistake, and it's much easier to believe this wine is 35% residual sugar, not 3.5%.
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My last bottle. Followed this wine since release. The 35 g/L residual sugar makes it viscous on the glass (probably better to taste it by the spoonful - a la Tokaji Essencia). Has evolved into medium reddish mahogany color. Taste of preserved apricot jelly, honey and caramelized raisin. The low alcohol (9.5%) and low acidity may make this cloyingly sweet to some tasters, but I like to drink wines like this once in a while. Expected of a viognier. If you like more acidity, try a Quartz de Chaume. If you prefer more alcohol, drink an Australian sticky. The last bottle I tasted had a slight bitter almond aftertaste, so I aerated/decanted this bottle for 5 minutes. It worked. I love this wine even more today. I know of no other better-tasting late harvest viognier I could buy for this price.
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(Kent Rasmussen Viognier Esoterica - Late Harvest) Deep baked apricot, apricot pie nose; rich, tasty, apricot, apricot pie palate with a floral quality; long finish
7/27/2023 - robmatic wrote: 93 Points
Still going strong. Thick and luscious. I believe the "35g/l RS" on the label is a mistake, and it's much easier to believe this wine is 35% residual sugar, not 3.5%.
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12/5/2015 - HJImperial Likes this wine: 94 Points
My last bottle. Followed this wine since release. The 35 g/L residual sugar makes it viscous on the glass (probably better to taste it by the spoonful - a la Tokaji Essencia). Has evolved into medium reddish mahogany color. Taste of preserved apricot jelly, honey and caramelized raisin. The low alcohol (9.5%) and low acidity may make this cloyingly sweet to some tasters, but I like to drink wines like this once in a while. Expected of a viognier. If you like more acidity, try a Quartz de Chaume. If you prefer more alcohol, drink an Australian sticky. The last bottle I tasted had a slight bitter almond aftertaste, so I aerated/decanted this bottle for 5 minutes. It worked.
I love this wine even more today. I know of no other better-tasting late harvest viognier I could buy for this price.
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3/13/2014 - balkmr@hotmail.com wrote: 87 Points
This was pretty good, but a little too sticky sweet for my dessert wine tastes. Apricots and cinnamon dominate the nose and palate. Heavy viscosity.
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3/22/2013 - Phil M'Rear Likes this wine: 94 Points
Glorious. Honey-glazed apricots. Very sweet, but I like that sort of thing.
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1/26/2013 - d_chism wrote: 89 Points
Very nice dessert wine. Raisins and apricot. Great value? Perhaps a little too sweet
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