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Chambers Rosewood Vineyards NV Rare Muscat (Rutherglen)
Not a Cellar Selection in the traditional sense of requiring additional aging, this venerable wine (it contains some material over 100 years old) is ready to drink now, but should hold in the bottle indefinitely. It’s dark coffee-brown, with delectable aromas of rancio, pressed flowers, molasses and honey, yet despite enormous concentration avoids excessive weight. Amzingly complex and fresh on the neverending finish. — J.C. (2/1/2011) — 100 -
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Chambers Rosewood Vineyards NV Rare Muscadelle (Rutherglen)
Incredibly concentrated and intense, this dark coffee-colored wine coats the glass and the palate with waves of luxuriously sweet, raisiny flavors. Layers of complexity follow in the form of rancio, dried fig and molasses, with a citrusy edge providing life and freshness to the nearly endless finish. — J.C. (2/1/2011) — 97 -
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Campbells NV Merchant Prince Rare Muscat (Rutherglen)
A deep mahogany in color, the Merchant Prince Rare Muscat boasts dense date, fudge and molasses components balanced by rancio, citrusy accents and even some floral notes. Despite being incredibly sweet and sticky, there’s a freshness to it that keeps it from being overwhelming. — J.C. (2/1/2011) — 97 -
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Williams Selyem 2007 Late Harvest Muscat (Russian River Valley)
The winery’s philosophy is, if you’re going to make a dessert wine, why not make it fabulously sweet instead of boringly off-dry? With 17.5% residual sugar, this indeed hits the limit of the sweetness scale. Yet it’s superbly balanced with acidity, giving a refreshing balance to the intense apricot jam, lemon drop, candied ginger, pineapple crème brûlée and vanilla custard flavors. A tremendous success for a California dessert wine. — S.H. (2/1/2010) — 96 -
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Müller-Catoir 2007 Bergergarten Trockenbeerenauslese Muskateller (Pfalz)
Floral, musky and spicy, this is almost a little Gewürztraminer-like on the nose. The flavors of dried pineapple are incredibly intense, giving a bright, piercing edge of acidity to the sweet finish. At almost 300 g/l residual sugar this is really sweet, but the acids are super-high as well (18.5 g/l TA), making for a balanced wine—albeit one with the volume cranked to 11. — J.C. (6/1/2009) — 96 -
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EOS 2006 Tears of Dew Late Harvest Moscato (Paso Robles)
With 21% residual sugar, this is an enormously sweet wine, one of the most honeyed of the vintage. A little sugar goes a long way, of course, but this wine also charms with rich, powerful apricot, peach and vanilla custard flavors, perfectly balanced with crisp acidity. With consistently high scores over the years, Tears of Dew has taken a place in the front ranks of California dessert white wines. — S.H. (4/1/2008) — 95 -
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Donnafugata 2008 Ben Ryé Zibibbo (Passito di Pantelleria)
Ben Ryé is always a fabulous dessert wine from Pantelleria (an island off the coast of Sicily) and this expression shows beautiful liveliness and personality. You’ll get aromas of stone fruit, apricot, honey, almond paste and even a spicy touch of fresh ginger. It feels smooth, rich and totally decadent. — M.L. (12/31/2010) — 95 -
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Donnafugata 2005 Ben Ryé Zibibbo (Passito di Pantelleria)
Thick, opulent and sophisticated, this amber-colored dessert wine made from sun-dried Zibibbo grapes is probably the best single export from Pantelleria, a volcanic island between Sicily and Africa. Delicate aromas of almond, apricot jam, honey, raisin and maple syrup are vibrant and absolutely irresistible. It’s impossible not to love this wine. — M.L. (2/1/2008) — 95 -
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Donnafugata 2006 Ben Ryé Zibibbo (Passito di Pantelleria)
The folks at Donnafugata, one of Sicily’s most dynamic wineries, have inaugurated a new winery on the volcanic island of Pantelleria fully dedicated to the production of their precious Ben Ryé passito. The amber-colored wine is vibrant, brilliant and its purity of aromas is outstanding. Dried figs, apricot, honey, almond and fragrant herbs are delivered in thick, generous layers. Tingly acidity cleans the palate and powers a long, delectable finish. Made from sun-dried Zibibbo grapes, this wine is the best of its kind and can be paired with sugary treats or, better yet, with Stilton blue cheese or gorgonzola. — M.L. (2/1/2008) — 95 -
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EOS 2004 Tears of Dew Late Harvest Moscato (Paso Robles)
This dessert wine has pushed itself to the front of the line of California sweeties, and the ’04 is a great bottling. It’s enormously sweet in late-harvest character, with apricot liqueur, pineapple tart and vanilla cream flavors that are brightened and boosted with cleansing acidity. So addictively delicious you just can’t help yourself. — S.H. (12/1/2006) — 95
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Echelon Collection
Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley
A delightful Pinot Noir for drinking now. It’s opulent in raspberries…Read More