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2011 Cargo Road Botrytis Gewürztraminer
You won’t find a lot of dessert wine reviews on this site because there isn’t a large audience for them and I don’t often drink them. Now and again though, I come across an example which warrants attention. This is … Continue reading
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2012 Oakridge Local Vineyard Series Yarrawood Vineyard Botrytis Riesling
A worthy successor to the 2011 release. 180g/l residual sugar yet it exhibits a real sense of freshness. Grapes are once again sourced from the Yarrawood vineyard at Yarra Glen. Lemon sherbet, dried apricots, cinnamon baked apples and a hint of ginger. Sweet yet … Continue reading
2008 Brown Brothers Patricia Noble Riesling
Covered in bling as the Brown Brothers Patricia Noble Riesling often is. I don’t like this as much as the 2006 but it’s still a darn impressive wine. 215g/l residual sugar but it’s well-balanced with citrus-like acidity so you only … Continue reading
2011 Shottesbrooke 1337 Botrytis Sauvignon Blanc
Probably a good year to try your hand at a Botrytis style white if you were sourcing grapes from the Adelaide Hills. It was particularly wet there in 2011. Short, simple and a bit stubby. Marmalade, honey, apricot nectar and … Continue reading
2010 Domaine des Bernardins Muscat de Beaumes de Venise
Went through a bracket of dessert wines recently so I’d best get notes up on them. This is a fortified blend of 75% Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains and 25% of its darker mutation, Muscat à Petits Grains Rouge – … Continue reading
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2006 Pizzini Per Gli Angeli
Used to be known as the Pizzini Vin Santo but regulations forced the change of name. Per Gli Angeli translate to “For the Angels”, referring to the evaporated wine resulting from barrels that are never topped up. It’s said to be for … Continue reading
2011 Oakridge Limited Release Botrytis Riesling
It’s a good time of year to be reviewing dessert wines. Plenty of sweets around. I had this with simple flourless orange cake for what it’s worth. Very tasty it was too although I suspect a cheescake of some sort … Continue reading
2008 De Bortoli Noble One
Riverina 10.0% Screwcao 375ml $32 It’s rare that an Australian dessert wine excites me. The last to do so was Brown Brother’s 2006 Patricia Noble Riesling. Brilliant stuff – I’ve downed around four bottles in the last two years. The 2008 Noble … Continue reading
2010 Flaxman Dessert Semillon
Eden Valley 11% Screwcap $20 Flaxman’s Dessert Semillon is made using a fair percentage of cordon cut fruit – grapes dried on the vine to increase their intensity (and I suspect, to enhance complexity). 80g/l rs…but the fresh Semillon grapes impart … Continue reading
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2010 Scarborough Late Harvest Semillon
Hunter Valley 9.5% Screwcap $20 Bread and Butter pudding is always a good excuse to pull out a couple of dessert wines. I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again – I drink more late harvest styles than I … Continue reading
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