What dessert wine did you drink tonight?

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2017 Sichel (sauternes)

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1994 Taylor’s Vintage Port and chocolate hazelnut Oreos. So good.

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2005 Chateau Giraud Sauternes . . . Have the 1994 Taylor’s waiting and would love to know how it is drinking Mike.

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Half of 01 Suduiraut. The real deal. Stunningly good

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This January :

  • Weingut Keller , Riesling auslese Goldcapsel Nierstein Hipping 2015 : delicious but I would wait to open this for at least another 5 years
  • Chateau Coutet 2016 : excellent , sweet with a salty touch
  • Chateau Coutet 1983 : delicious , fully ready now
  • Climens 2003 and Lafaury Peyraguey 2003 : slight preference for the LP
  • Yquem 1983 : outstanding bottle , all power and sweetness .
  • 1893 d’Arche : what a treat , bought 2 bottles at auction , they were both fine . Still beautiful sweetness combined with nice acidities , rich and creamy .
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In advance of the Super Bowl I poured a small glass of 02 Christoffel Urziger Wurzgarten Auslese **. Wow, seems to be declassified BA. Every sip is Urziger Wurzgarten nectar.

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Casa Santa Eufemia 40 year old Tawny Port. Superb stuff and the better of the Santa Eufemia estates IMHO.

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Finishing a previously Coravin’d bottle of 2003 Rieussec. Very nice.

Sorry for the late response, but judging by the 1970 Taylor’s I had at Christmas I’d say the 1994 is drinking well now and will do so for the next 25-30 years.

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The 1995 vin de paille from Chapoutier ( half bottles ) was excellent : deep brown in color , with nice acidities , fully ready . Unfortunately , the second bottle was corked .
Doisy Daene 1973 was a risk and it did not pay out : beautiful color and nice nose but the wine was tin and short .

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Several days ago but just discovering this thread :stuck_out_tongue:

1990 Yquem
Honeyed and delicious with not a hair out of place. I like that the fruit is diverse, and not the overwhelming dried apricot that older Sauternes can sometimes show. A better showing than a bottle opened 5 years ago, with an extra level of complexity and interest. Very good minus

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2003 Joh. Jos. Prum Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel

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San Leonardo (from Quinta do Mourao) 20 year old White Port.

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Had the 1995 vin de paille on vacation this summer. We purchased it at the winery many years ago. Lovely wine.

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Rieussec 1999 yesterday : I loved it . Fully ready , golden color , deliciously long and creamy .

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But the 1970 Climens was not a success : unpleasant finish . Not a great year

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Good to know! I have a half bottle that I was going to drink soon.

I opened a 2007 Climens half last night. Too young, but I’ll try it again today and tomorrow and see if it improves.

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2014 Krupp Brothers M Block Dessert Cab Sauv.

Paraphrasing Dr. Krupp on the reason for this wine:

‘Whoopsies! We forgot to harvest these rows of Cab, so we turned them into a dessert wine’.

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2002 Chateau Pierre-Bise Quarts de Chaume

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2006 Navarro Cluster Select Riesling