DESSERT WINE
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De Bortoli Botrytis Semillon Florence Broadhurst 2016 375mLOur manager Effie Ross has chosen this for her staff pick for 2021, here's why:
This delightful sticky is intended as an approachable, every-day drinking cousin of the treasured national classic, De Bortoli Noble 1. It represents incredible bang for buck and comes ready to drink in a striking 375ml bottle that showcases a design by the late Australian artist Florence Broadhurst. Alluring aromatics of rich ripe oranges, yellow peaches, earl-grey tea, toffee apples, cut hay, and spiced apricot leap out of the glass. It’s pleasantly full-bodied and sugar sweet which is cut nicely with fresh lemon-lime acidity. The flavour carries long on the palate and develops in the glass. This is a complex and well-structured sweet wine, and an excellent example of Riverina botrytis-Semillon. Serve this with cheese, pavlova, or Christmas cake and custard. Recommended reading material includes the history of Australia’s Riverina wine region, or the fascinating and tragic life and work of Florence Broadhurst. EFFIE ROSS, PWS
2016SemillonAustralia473$18.00 As low as $16.20 -
Primitivo Quiles Moscatel 375ml
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2000DessertSpain$21.00 As low as $18.90 -
Caussade St Croix du Mont 2019 375ml
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2016Sem/Sauv BlendFrance477$36.00 As low as $32.40 -
Carmes de Rieussec 2017 375ml
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2017DessertFrance481$42.00 As low as $37.80 -
Carmes de Rieussec 2018 375ml
Pale lemon-gold colored, the 2018 Carmes de Rieussec is a little youthfully mute to begin, offering glimpses at lemon meringue pie, lime cordial and beeswax scents with touches of baking bread and marzipan. The palate is appealingly rich and packed with citrus and spice layers, finishing long and honeyed. LISA PEROTTI-BROWN, Wine advocate
The 2018 is another top notch release for this beloved wine. It's so perky and fun, the overall feeling is one of playfulness and excitement rather than the often imposing nature of its big brother. It is both thirst slacking and simultaneously moreish. Lashings of tingly minerality and fresh acidity are what really set this up as a delight to drink. Lovely right now with a lighter dessert or some cheese but I would be tempted to put it away for a handful of years, I think that energy and buoyancy will hold in in good stead for a while to come. A really pure and attractive Carmes. ROSCOE
2018DessertFrance481$42.00 As low as $37.80 -
Baumard Coteaux de Layon Carte D'or 2015This wine, his Carte d'Or is a blend of sites which he thoughtfully keeps fresh by not burdening it with too much sugar (its sweetness is balanced with a zesty line of acidity). It's a delightful and lively rendition that will age well or give pleasure right now.
'The palate shows a very appealing concentration, with white peach, white pear flesh, a delightfully match-sticky freshness and also a beautifully bright acidity…this has very nice fruit and tension, but also a delicious minerally frame for it all. Very good indeed.' thewinedoctor.com
2015Chenin BlancFrance422$46.00 As low as $41.40 -
Vietti Moscato d'Asti Cascinetta 2020
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2020Sparkling WineItaly457$46.00 As low as $41.40 -
Chartreuse de Coutet 2016 375ml
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2011Sem/Sauv BlendFrance481$48.00 As low as $43.20 -
Castellani Sommavite Vin Santo NV 500ml
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NVItaly$50.00 As low as $45.00 -
Filhot 2017 375mlFull and rich, flavors of apricot, orange and spice are coupled with a dry core and fine acidity. Everything is in balance in this rich, ageworthy wine, with a fresh and crisp finish. WINE ENTHUSIAST2017Sem/Sauv BlendFrance356$50.00 As low as $45.00
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De Bortoli Noble One 2013 375ml
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2013SemillonAustralia473$60.00 As low as $54.00 -
Chateau Fayau Cadillac Sauternes 2009 375ml
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2005Sem/Sauv BlendFrance481$60.00 As low as $54.00 -
Chateau Doisy-Vedrines Sauternes 2013 375ml
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2013DessertFrance481$62.00 As low as $55.80 -
Forteto della Luja Brachetto 2016 375mlForteto della Luja Brachetto Passito Pian dei Sogni, undoubtedly the best Brachetto Passito wine made in Italy, magically combining not just sweetness and lusciousness but also grace and refinement, not to mention uncommon depth, length and complexity. IAN D'AGATA, ww.vinousmedia.com2012BrachettoItaly457$64.00 As low as $57.60
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Forteto della Luja Brachetto 2018 375ml
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2018BrachettoItaly457$65.00 As low as $58.50 -
Suduiraut 2007 375ml
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2007Sem/Sauv BlendFrance481$90.00 As low as $81.00 -
Forteto della Luja Loazzolo 2017 375ml
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2017MuscatItaly457$90.00 As low as $81.00 -
Suduiraut 2018 375ml
EP Order minimum 6 375ml bottles
James Suckling 97-98
This has lots of concentration and mushroom and spice character. Plenty of botrytis. Dense and flavorful finish. Big wine for the vintage. Five hectoliters a hectare and half went into the second wine.
Andrew Caillard, MW 94
Pale medium colour. Apricot, white peach, barley water aromas with honeyed notes. Very fresh, not overly cloying with apricot nectarine barley water marzipan flavours, attractive viscosity on the mid-palate, loose-knit chalky textures and fresh long acidity. Only 125g/l more elegant a style but surprisingly refreshing.2018Sem/Sauv BlendFrance481$95.00 As low as $85.50 -
Forteto della Luja Loazzolo 2019 375ml
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2019MuscatItaly457$105.00 As low as $94.50 -
Rieussec 2017 375ml
Sauternes 1er Cru Classé
24 BOTTLES remain at time of offer
The 2017 Rieussec captures the natural intensity of the year, while also remaining faithful to the house style that is now favored by the estate. A high percentage of Sauvignon Blanc (17%) adds freshness and lift to the passionfruit, pineapple, mint and lemon confit flavors. Beautifully harmonious and persistent in the glass, the 2017 has so much to offer. In this tasting, it is simply tremendous. (94-97) ANTONIO GALLONIThe 2017 Rieussec was affected by the frost, losing around 15% of the production although, it was more located in parcels that are designated for the dry white R de Rieussec. Eric Kohler told me that it was a relatively rapid picking. It has around 125gm/L residual sugar. It has a clean but slightly distant bouquet, does not really exude the richness that you expect from Sauternes. The palate is medium-bodied and more promising than the nose: a viscous opening, quite spicy and slightly Auslese in style. The acidity is well balanced and it becomes increasingly lively towards the lychee and fennel-tinged finish, as if compensating for the nose. (92-94) NEAL MARTIN
2017Sem/Sauv BlendFrance356$105.00 As low as $94.50 -
Domaines Theulet & Marsalet Monbazillac 1982
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1982sauvignon Blanc, SemillonFrance$120.00 As low as $108.00 -
Lafaurie Peyraguey 2019
Sauternes, Barsac
Purchase En Primeur. Arrival due September 2022.
Bright and effusive, with terrific persistence, the 2019 Lafaurie-Peyraguey is so alluring. Tangerine peel, passionfruit, mint, pineapple and a kiss of new French oak are all beautifully delineated. Even with all of its intensity, the 2019 remains gracious and light on its feet. Superb. Tasted two times. Antonio Galloni 96
2019Sem/Sauv BlendFrance$120.00 As low as $108.00 -
Oremus Tokaji 5 Puttonyos 2002 500ml
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2000Hungary491$130.00 As low as $117.00 -
Coutet 2009
The Coutet 2009 is a sensational effort from Philippe Baly and his team. It has a fragrant nose of honey, vervain tea, pineapple, frangipane and apple-blossom, well defined if needing a little more vigour at the moment. The palate is vibrant on the entry, informed by touches of apricot and orange peel, very focused and tensile towards the long, sensuous, viscous finish. It has the same minerality exuded by Doisy-Daene and reminds me of a stellar ’62 tasted just a few weeks previously. A magnificent Coutet. (98) WINE ADVOCATE
Intense exotic fruits abound, powerful apricot, nectarine, white flowers and white truffles with excellent bitter almonds on the finish that works so well as a counterpoint to the luxurious texture. I love this, silky and seductive yet strict. (97) DECANTER, tasted 2020
2009Sem/Sauv BlendFrance481$160.00 As low as $144.00 -
Suduiraut 2016
SAUTERNES
The 2016 Suduiraut is fabulous. Crème br?lée, passion fruit, tangerine peel and exotic floral notes all race out of the glass. I marvel at how Suduiraut can deliver so much flavor intensity and yet remain so gracious and classy. The 140 grams of residual sugar are very well integrated. This is such a gorgeous wine. (97) ANTONIO GALLONI2016DessertFrance481$175.00 As low as $157.50 -
Suduiraut 2017
Sauternes
12 BOTTLES remain at time of offer
Just as impressive as it was in barrel, the 2017 Suduiraut is positively dazzling. Pineapple, orange peel, crême brulée, white flowers, honey, apricot and hazelnut are some of the many nuances that develop in the glass. Rich and heady, yet also wonderfully vibrant, the 2017 is developing into a stunning Suduiraut. The 140 grams of residual sugar is very nicely integrated. Only the fruit from the last two picks made it into the Grand Vin. (97) ANTONIO GALLONI
The 2017 Suduiraut was picked via three tries, with 75% of the crop picked in the second tries from 4 to 15 October. The harvest finished on 19 October, one of the last in Sauternes and after Yquem. “We were touched by the frost but not in the top terroir,” winemaker Pierre Montegut told me. It is matured in around 50% new oak. It has an expressive, harmonious bouquet with dried honey, white flowers and a touch of gripe water (a children’s medicine for those in the United States. I have been informed there is no equivalent on the other side of the Atlantic). The palate is well balanced with a viscous opening, well judged acidity, plenty of botrytized fruit with a long, lightly spiced finish that feels so fresh and vital. This is a superb Suduiraut from Pierre Montegut and his team. (94-96) NEAL MARTIN2017DessertFrance481$183.00 As low as $164.70 -
Rieussec 2006
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2006DessertFrance481$210.00 As low as $189.00 -
De Fargues Sauternes 2005This is very concentrated with dried pineapple, honey and caramel. Full-bodied and superdense. Like honey. Massive. This is fantastic. From the former head and part owner of Yquem. (95-100) WS2005DessertFrance481$295.00 As low as $265.50
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Doisy Daene LExtravagant 2019 375mL
Sauternes, Haut Barsac
Cru Classé
Purchase En Primeur. Arrival due September 2022.
In 2019 Doisy-Daëne's L'Extravagant is perhaps not as flamboyant as it can be, but that's not an issue at all, as it is still an absolute stunner. Tangerine oil, passionfruit, ginger, spice and pineapple are beautifully laced together in the L'Extravagant. The interplay of fruit richness, texture and underlying minerality makes for a dazzling Barsac that is alluring right out of the gate, but that will also age gracefully for many years. Antonio Galloni 97
2019Sem/Sauv BlendFrance356$495.00 As low as $445.50