ESF

10

birth year treat with close friends: oxidized magical goodness, still had freshness & acidity, cornucopia of flavors & aromas ranging from oloroso sherry to port. bottles are meant to be drank & not stored like museum pieces — a year ago

Romain Fitoussi

9.0

Exotic fruits, pineapple, passion fruit. On the grassy side, hay, peach in syrup, apricot... superbly in place for this 2015 with a potential for evolution over the next 25 years, potential evolution towards notes of dried fruit and nuts. Sweet without saturated sugar. Digestible and light. A real wine in the refined sense of the term. Magnificent on a Roquefort cheese.

Notes fruits exotiques, ananas, fruits de la passion. Côté herbeux, foins, pêche en sirop, abricot… superbement en place pour ce 2015 avec un potentiel d’évolution sur les 25 prochaines années, évolution potentiels vers des notes de fruits secs. Doux sans sucre saturé. Digeste et léger. Un vrai vin au sens raffiné du terme. Magnifique sur un Roquefort. — 4 years ago

Serge Mismetti

9.3

Accord magique avec une tartelette chocolat pralin framboise ! — 5 years ago

Richard Portes

9.6

18.5 deep brown, v complex nose, unctuous, very long. Aperitif, after dinner, with salty cheeses (Roquefort!). — 6 years ago

Adam Gäfvert

9.3

Riktigt härlig med massa lager av doft och smak. Lite oloroso möter tawny port. Nöt, knäck, fikon, farinsocker, vanilj och ett hundratal till smaker. Väldigt lättdrucken och len för att vara starkvin på 20%. Priset är till råga på allt också oerhört lågt. — 6 years ago

Jay Kline

9.0

I’m note sure what I just had...smelled a bit like Madeira. Tastes nothing like it. Dates & figs all day long. Lots of acid keep this from being cloying but make no mistake, it’s a sticky one. Awesome in small doses. Diabetic in large doses. — 8 years ago

Doug Powers

9.1

This Vin Doux works well with some cherry pie, I’d guess this is 2% or so R.S., so still lovely Muscat, albeit with that little bit of sweetness, medium-long finish, very nice!! — 2 years ago

with Jim

John Bratincevic

9.0

NOSE: sherry and brandy-like. Distinct raisin, caramel. Orange (candied), lozenge, varnish, vanilla, baking spices (cinnamon, clove, etc), Rum-like marshmallow. Irish (pot still) whiskey. Laffy taffy.

TASTE: More acidity than expected, over the top raisin. Sulphur (not in a bad way, in a raisin way). Chilled apple cinnamon hibiscus tea with sugar and orange juice. Not my style - but it is made well. 90.

EDIT: someone mentioned roasted nuts and they are right. — 4 years ago

Romain Fitoussi

8.9

A round interpretation of Madiran, a wine of character in essence. Balanced, with marked but soft and encompassing tannins.

Une interprétation toute en rondeur du Madiran, vin de caractère par essence. Équilibré, avec des tanins certes marqués mais doux et englobants. — 5 years ago

Craig Sprowls

9.5

Great desert wine that is thick in the mouthfeel but not too sweet. Bought at The Old World Wine Bistro. — 5 years ago

Marc Garneau

9.6

2e bon vin de cette série de souper de pâtes noël. Doit goûter à nouveau, goût particulier du bon côté ! Assez doux et fruité, parfait pour des pâtes. Bu en bonne compagnie dans les fêtes. Plus dispendieux, dans cellier. — 6 years ago

great.lena

8.9

A quality sweet wine. Ideally paired with desserts and fruit. — 7 years ago

Neal Krishna Devaraj

9.1

Delicious. Rose Turkish delight. At Muralee’s house — 9 years ago

Serge Mismetti

9.5

Magique sur une tarte aux figues rôties — 2 years ago

Inseon Hwang

9.5

Caramel. Bananas and apricot foster. Toasted almond and hazelnut. — 2 years ago

Martijn

9.2

Bottled in 2018. — 4 years ago

Jooyoung Kang

10

favorite dessert wine — 5 years ago

AHF

9.6

Mise de Septembre 2003. Tasted June 2020. Mahogany/red brick color. Acetone aroma that quickly blows off. Palate is racy, sweet/sour. Balanced and complex. Good with parma prosciutto or serrano ham, thai chicken satay with peanut sauce, and pad thai. — 6 years ago

Onur Buyukdegirmenci

9.4

Had this with the Toffee and smoked pecan dessert, paired perfectly. Also paired great with banana ice cream and caramel popcorn. — 7 years ago

Juan Cerda

9.8

Stellar dessert wine! Salty, nutty, juicy, syrupy, not too sweet. — 9 years ago