Ports/Sweet Wines

Rated in No Order

 

1983 Fonseca Douro Port $$$$$

Color: Black

Nose:  Cedar, plum, spice

Taste:  Big with cedar, plum, minerals, spice

Finish:  Complex and long

Evaluation:  Almost 30 years old and drinking well 91 points

1995 Taylor Fladgate Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Porto $$$$

Color:  Dark purple

Nose:  Sweet fruits featuring plum and blackberries.  licorice, and a hint of floral

Taste:  Intense and thick with sweet fruit, chocolate, blackberries, plum, spice, pepper, and licorice

Finish:  Short finish with sweet fruits, pepper, spice. 

Evaluation:  I am writing tasting notes 2 weeks later as it is starting to open up.  Cellar for 10 plus years.  91 points

Broadbent Malmsey Madera 10 year $$$

Color:  Black

Nose:  Powerful with spice,coffee and plum

Taste:  High alcohol but had an intense taste of coffee, crude oil, and plum

Finish:  Extremely long.  You could blow fire with this one.

Evaluation:  This is not a beginner beverage.  It is an acquired taste.  88 points

2002 Dolce Napa Valley Late Harvest Wine $$$$

Color:  Medium Gold Hue

Nose:  Honey suckle, little musty

Taste:  Sweet and thick with butter scotch, carmel, honey, maple syrup

Finish:  Medium with carmel, butter scotch, honey, brown sugar

Evaluation:  Very complex wine but not a good buy at $60 for 375 ml.  91 points

2002 Kaesler Fortified (Touriga Nacional) $$$

Color:  Carmel

Nose:  Explosive with carmel, coffee, fruit

Taste:  Balanced with carmel, blackberries, and sugar

Finish:  Long with fruit and carmel

Evaluation:  What a great offering.  Enjoy with Chocolate.  95 points

2004 Torbreck Moscato Bianco Bothie $$

Color:  Clear

Nose:  Sweet honey, Sugar

Taste:  Sweetest, honey, slight floral note

Finish:  Medium with honey and sweetness dominating

Evaluation:  A little too sweet but nice with desert.  87 points

N.V. R L Buller Premium Fine Muscat $$

Color:  Dark amber

Nose:  Brown sugar, nuts, carmel

Taste:  Rich with maple syrup, brown sugar and nuts

Finish:  Long with brown sugar and maple syrup dominating

Evaluation:  A great desert wine at a great value.  92 points

NV Jonesy Rare and Aged Port $

Color:  Amber hue

Nose:  Sweet maple syrup

Taste:  Maple syrup, candied fruit

Finish:  Medium with maple syrup and nuts

Evaluation:  If you have never tried a port (tawny) try this one at $9.  89 points

Yalumba Museum Release Antique Tawny $$

Color:  Amber hue

Nose:  Maple syrup, carmel

Taste:  Huge with maple syrup and brown sugar

Finish:  Extremely long and satisfying

Evaluation:  Enjoy with chocolate.  92 points

Dutschke The Tawny 22 Year Old $$$$

Color:  Amber brown Nose:  Maple syrup, honey, molasses, and INTENSE

Taste:  Huge wine with all of the above and more

Finish:  LONG.  This is a steal at under $50.  Much more impressive then Ports in this range

Evaluation:  96 points

2003 Concha Y Toro Sauvignon Blanc Late Harvest Private Reserve $$

Color:  Medium gold

Nose:  Floral, honey

Taste:  Sweet with honey, floral

Finish:  Medium and good acidity

Evaluation:  Nice sweet wine for the money 88 points

Ramos Pinto Tawny Portugal $$

Color:  Ruby

Nose:  Maple syrup, nuts

Taste:  Sweet with maple syrup and nuts

Finish:  Medium

Evaluation:  Simple but good 85 points

Smith-Woodhouse "Lodge Reserve" Port $$

Color:  Medium

Nose:  Cedar, plum, coffee

Taste:  Plum, spice, cedar

Finish:  Medium

Evaluation:  83 points

Graham's 20-year Tawny

Color:  Ruby

Nose:  Butterscotch, honey, carmel

Taste:  Butterscotch, honey of course sweet

Finish:  Medium and interesting

Evaluation:  87 points

1996 Chateau Doisy-Daene Barsac

Amber color with golden apples, honey and good minerality.  A concentrated finish that paired well with my fruit pie dessert.  91 points

2000 Robert Mondavi Winery Sauvignon Blanc Botrytis

Dark yellow.  Apricots, honey and floral dance out of the glass.  A thick wine with incredible balance and was really enjoyable.  A nice sticky.  92 points

2005 Chateau Guiraud Sauternes $$$$

Medium yellow.  A nose of golden apple, honey, and apricots.  A sweet wine with thick concentration featuring lovely fruits.  This is extremely young and should evolve into a great wine.  Currently 91 point

 

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