Dark brown in color, drab green at the rim, bright and opaque. The nose has a nice coffee quality to it along with a bit of chocolate and slight fig notes. On the palate, this is smooth. Not a lot of depth but tasty. Sweet. The chocolate and figs carry thru to the palate. Nice finish. This would be good on its own for dessert or with a not too sweet chocolate dessert.
This is a relatively inexpensive bottle of sherry (I paid $10 on sale). Light golden in color. The nose is very nice; nuts, slight caramel, slight saline and of course "Sherried". On the palate, this is dry. Nutty with some caramel notes. A bit of bitterness. Some alcohol. Deep and texture. Contemplative. Long finish. Great value. It really does perform much better with salty foods.
This is a sweet dessert wine. The PX grapes are picked and dried on straw mats until they have lost half of their weight at which point neutral spirits are added. The soleras average over 30 years old though I didn't notice a VORS designation on the label. Dark in color like black coffee. The nose reminds of "tootsie rolls" along with some fig and coffee. On the palate, this is viscous. Notes of coffee and nutmeg along with fig. Sweet. Long finish. This wine will last for decades. This should be served for dessert either on its own or with a less sweet dessert made with coffee, fi
This is made from the Pedro Ximinez or PX grape. It is a sweet dessert wine. Coffee brown in color with some green twinges (think Madeira), opaque and bright. The nose is gorgeous and complex with tootsie roll notes along with raisins, figs and a touch of burnt orange peel. Also a sort of sea air salinity lurks in the background. This is viscous like 10W40 motor oil. On the palate, this is sweet. Notes of coffee, toffee layer with dark chocolate and the light salinity comes thru. Complex and deep but also delicious. A little goes a long way. Very smooth. This should last for a lo
This is a dessert wine/sherry. Made from the Pedro Ximénez grape. Brown in color. The nose smells like a tootsie-roll which is nice. Chocolate, confectionery sugar. This pours like motor oil; thick and viscous. On the palate, the tootsie-roll quality continues thru. Slightly sweet. Good acidity. No need for food, this is a dessert on its own. It is a tough food match. This wine is made from a Solera method with theoretically some portion of the wine dating to 1927. It is unclear how much and this tastes young. That said, for $25, this is a stellar dessert wine that is fun and d
This is interesting as it is off dry or demi-sec or what they call Medium Dry. The wine was aged for three years before loosing the "Flor" due to not being refreshed. Light copper in color. There is some volatile acidity on the nose which brings up a lot of nice qualities but also some alcohol. The wine is nutty with milk chocolate notes and also a bit of "woody" apple cider. On the palate, this is smooth and the alcohol does not show. It is sweet though not overtly. The finish is bitter-sweet. This drinks well on its own but might be difficult to place with food. Probably best for
