Sweeter Wine (all sizes)
After dinner, with the dessert, with cheese, majestically on its own; as the crowning glory after a flight of great wines, or as a stand alone treat; served to honoured guests, or poured forth for a maiden aunt with a sweet tooth; there's nothing like a really good bottle of dessert wine.
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2021 COTEAUX DU LAYON CHAUME 1er Cru Château de Plaisance
Loire France 12%
Chenin Blanc. Bio-dynamic, Certified Organic
2018 QUARTS DE CHAUME Grand Cru Château de Plaisance
Loire France 12%
Chenin Blanc. Bio-dynamic, Certified Organic
2010 CHÂTEAU COUTET 1er Cru Classé Barsac
Sauternes-Barsac Bordeaux France 14%
Muscat, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon.
The 2010 Coutet, a blend of 75% Sémillon, 23% Sauvignon Blanc and 2% Muscadelle, is pale lemon-gold in color with a nose that explodes with decadent pineapple, mango and lemon meringue pie notes with touches of ac...(read more)
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, RobertParker.com
1988 CHÂTEAU YQUEM 1er Cru Classé Sauternes
Bordeaux France 13.5%
Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon.
13.5%, 123 g/l RS, TA 3.8. Very classic vintage. Warm year with a very wet spring. Good weather lasted to the end of the harvest, 15 Oct started – very late – and then it was a dream vintage with no rain for 4 weeks....(read more)
Jancis Robinson OBE MW
2021 RUSTENBERG Muscat Blanc
South Africa 16.5%
Muscat. Half-bottles
This wine has been made using a centuries-old process of fortifying grape juice in order to produce a dessert-style wine. Ripe Muscat Blanc grapes, sourced from the acclaimed sweet wine producing area of Calitzdorp, are...(read more)
Winemaker's notes
2018 LES CARMES DE RIEUSSEC Sauternes Château Rieussec
Left Bank Bordeaux France 14% White
Sauvignon, Sémillon. Half-bottles
Beautiful sparkling gold colour.
The nose is already surprisingly subtle. The barrel-ageing is still present but blends perfectly with notes of apricot and candied melon.
The attack is light, but the wine t...(read more)
2021 LES PINS Monbazillac Château Tirecul la Gravière
South West France 12.5%
Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon. Half-litres
With it's higher percentage of Muscadelle, the Pins is always a joy straight out of blocks. Fragrant and enticing with ripe peach, citrus, honey and white flowers. In the mouth there is a gentle orangey citrus intensity,...(read more)
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2019 LES CARMES DE RIEUSSEC Sauternes Château Rieussec
Left Bank Bordeaux France 14% White
Sauvignon, Sémillon. Half-bottles
2022 COTEAUX DU LAYON BEAULIEU Les Rouannières Château de Pierre Bise
Loire France 11.5%
Chenin Blanc. Certified Organic Half-litres
Les Rouannières is an area of Beaulieu-sur-Layon in the heart of Anjou. Rouannières is renowned for crumbling rocky outcrops, it is an arid and wild part of the region with a unique microclimate enhanced by...(read more)
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