Wine Review Archive: Australia: Dessert
($33, 375 ml). A "wow"
dessert wine, featuring heady kumquat, dried
apricot and caramelized sugar aromas and
flavors, with excellent acidity vs. sweetness.
Velvety mouthfeel, with a mouthwatering
finish. Outstanding to the last drop --
now and over the next six to eight years.
(Weekend Wine, 04/04)
($17). Loaded
with aromatic caramel, toffee and nutty
flavors that introduce spicy dried fruit,
fig and vanilla. Ready to drink now. (Weekend
Wine 05/06)
($16, 375ml). Delicious for its aromatic,
rich, ripe apricot flavors that mingle
with spice cake, coffee and brown sugar
notes, picking up a touch of citrusy acidity
on the long finish. Ready to drink now.
(Wine Skinny Cooks 06/07)
($16, 375 ml).
A luscious mix of dried apricot, citrus,
raisin, honey and toasted caramel flavors
that linger nicely on the long, rich finish.
A great value out of Australia, and easy
to pair with practically any dessert,
cheese courses and foie gras. Ready to
drink now and should continue to evolve
over the next several years. (Weekend
Wine 05/06)
($36). Ripe and
very nearly thick, with loads of dried apricot,
creme brulee, treacle, and spices that stay
bold through the long finish. Ready to drink
now. (Weekend Wine 06/06)
($18, 375 ml). Spicy fig, toffee, plump
prune, candied orange peel, and nutty oak
flavors are rich and persistent -- another
good example of how Australia's stickies
are hard to beat! Ready to drink now and
over the next few years. (Weekend Wine 05/06)
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