Sweet Wines

This is a beautifully balanced, harmonious and fresh sweet wine with captivating notes of dried apricot, marmalade, ginger and honey. Velvety smoot...

"As always with Alois Kracher, he has labeled his wines either "Nouvelle Vague" or "Zwischen den Seen". The Nouvelle Vague (listed as NV) were vini...

"The pale yellow-colored 1998 Chardonnay Trockenbeerenauslese Nouvelle Vague Number 2 displays aromas of jammy peaches and apricots dusted with bot...

"Tasted at the Disznóko vertical in London, the 2002 Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos is a blend of 78% Furmint and 22% Zéta, with 150 grams per liter of re...

"The outstanding, similarly-colored 1998 Bonnezeaux Cuvee Zenith offers a nose of pure, sweet white fruits and flowers. Medium to full-bodied and s...

"This rich, no-holds-barred Barsac shows considerable evolution, with aromas of barley sugar and marmalade. The attack is sweet, with flavours of o...

"As always with Alois Kracher, he has labeled his wines either "Nouvelle Vague" or "Zwischen den Seen". The Nouvelle Vague (listed as NV) were vini...

"As always with Alois Kracher, he has labeled his wines either "Nouvelle Vague" or "Zwischen den Seen". The Nouvelle Vague (listed as NV) were vini...

"Sweet botrytis can be discerned in as yet unformed aromas of the huge, hyper-concentrated 2000 Pinot Gris Sonnenglanz Selection de Grains Nobles. ...

The 1996 Reichsrat von Buhl Forster Ungeheuer Riesling Eiswein is a rare and exquisite sweet wine from the Pfalz region of Germany. Crafted from Ri...

"Very pale. Not much nose but great purity on the palate. No feeling of second best with these fruitier wines! A cloud of elderflower fruit, extrem...

"Spices, new French oak, and super-ripe pears can be discerned in the aromatics of the magnificent 2000 #6 Grande Cuvee Trockenbeerenauslese Nouvel...

"Pale amber. Smells nutty and it exudes sweetness with acidity. Absolutely stunning fresh apricot juice with real lift. Honestly, only the very ver...

"deep, refined and very intense on the nevertheless finessed nose that tends almost toward red wine or Colheita in its toasty and darker-toned frui...

"Kracher's 2002 Trockenbeerenauslese No. 7 Grande Cuvée Nouvelle Vague shows an intense and concentrated, beautifully balsamic and lovely oxidative...

"Big and bold, with a deep caramel hue and acidity that cuts like a whip, making this VT seem more like a dry wine than a late-harvest. The layers ...

"A mix of pure apple, honey and spice, with a touch of botrytis, marks this elegant, light-bodied white. A bright structure plays off the sweetness...

"Very concentrated, yet also very clean, refined and pure. Slate, honey and vanilla aromas and flavors prevail, with hints of peach and lime peekin...

"A blend of 40% Chardonnay, 30% Welschriesling, and 10% Traminer fermented in new oak barrels as well as 20% Scheurebe fermented in cask. (This not...

"The 2000 #8 Welschriesling Trockenbeerenauslese Zwischen den Seen (7.5% alcohol, 314.2 grams residual sugar/liter, and 7.2 grams/liter total acidi...

"Given the gelatinous nature and increasing power of the previous wines, readers may understand the trepidation with which I approached the 2000 #1...

This comes from a diminutive 7.4-hectare vineyard at the foot of the Pyrénées in Jurançon.  The vineyard forms a natural amphitheatre that reminded...

This comes from a diminutive 7.4-hectare vineyard at the foot of the Pyrénées in Jurançon.  The vineyard forms a natural amphitheatre that reminded...

"After a scorching summer, the 1990 de Fargues harvest began early (on September 18) and the fruit was picked over 4 tries until October 10 – the e...