Dessert
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Dolce 2005 Late Harvest Semillon-Sauvignon Blanc (Napa Valley)
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- $85
Year in and year out, Dolce is one of California’s greatest sweet dessert wines, and in 2005, it may stand supreme. It’s an impossibly rich wine, mainly because the botrytis mold developed perfectly in this fine vintage. Shows fabulous flavors of apricot purée, vanilla-infused crême brulée, pineapple sorbet and candied ginger, balanced with brilliant acidity. The…
— S.H.
(12/21/2011)
Williams Selyem 2007 Vista Verde Vineyard Late Harvest Gewürztraminer (San Benito County)
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- $40
Even after a big dinner, there’s room for this amazingly rich dessert wine. With residual sugar of 15.3%, it’s extremely sweet, but vibrant acidity gives it nerve and zest. Shocks the palate with massive flavors of apricot essence, peaches, crème brûlée, honey and vanilla bean. Tantalizing and exotic.
— S.H.
(9/1/2009)
Geh. Rat Dr. von Bassermann-Jordan 2008 Forster Kirchenstück Beerenauslese 375 ml Riesling (Pfalz)
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- $239
Hugely sweet and decadent, this is a tour de force of botrytized winemaking. Honeyed citrus aromas are buoyed by hints of perfume and spice, with dried apricot flavors accented by spiced honey. Mouthcoating, rich and impossibly long, this wine should easily age for 40 or more years.
— J.C.
(3/1/2011)
Château Clos Haut Peyraguey 2007 White (Sauternes)
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A beautifully ripe wine, layered with the richest fruit, the acidity offering a bright moment within the richness. Botrytis is there, like a hard core for the pillow of ripe apricots, lychees, spice and fine freshness.
— R.V.
(6/1/2010)
Château de Myrat 2009 Barrel sample White (Barsac)
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94-96 Barrel sample. The aromas are immense, dried apricots, sweet jelly and honey. The palate shows considerable power, richness, a wine that is packed with intense, biting botrytis, very spicy.
— R.V.
(8/9/2010)
Château Lamothe Guignard 2009 Barrel sample White (Sauternes)
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94-96 Barrel sample. An immense wine, but one that is keeping all its elements in balance. Big, rich and ripe, apricots, peach juice and dry honeyed botrytis, along with a good element of freshness.
— R.V.
(8/9/2010)
Château Rabaud Promis 2009 Barrel sample White (Sauternes)
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94-96 Barrel sample. Great acidity here, but allied with considerable richness, there are flavors of orange marmalade, spicy tannins, a complex structure of very fresh fruits and dry botrytis.
— R.V.
(8/9/2010)
Château Sigalas Rabaud 2009 Barrel sample White (Sauternes)
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94-96 Barrel sample. A wine that is so concentrated and dense, spiked with acidity, dry botrytis and soft final fruit. It is definitly rich, not essentially sweet, but a power-packed wine.
— R.V.
(8/9/2010)
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