Sauternes

Very nice showing for this wine.  It is easily available and very fairly priced.  Light golden in color, clear and bright.  Very pretty nose of orange peel, honey and apricots.  Also a light, breezy floral note.  Medium bodied but viscous.  Nicely balanced with acidity that cuts thru well.  On the palate, flavors of honey and apricots with a slight bitter (like pith) note on the finish that works well.  This is delicious on its own and would be nice with a less sweet cookie or cake at the end of an meal.  Drink over the next twenty to thirty years.

Nice to revisit this wine.  From a 750ml.   Amber in color, clear and bright.  The nose has honey, ginger and peach.  Slightly viscous.  The palate is sweet with good acidity.  Flavors of honey and peach.  Long finish.  Drink over the  next ten to fifteen years.  It will works well with short bread cookies.

Always a pleasure to drink d'Yquem.  This vintage is 75% Semillon and 25% Sauvignon Blanc.  From a 375ml bottle.

Iced tea/ orange in color, clear and bright.  The nose is great with honey, peaches, and some citrus.  Viscous texture.  Medium bodied.  Good acidity.  On the palate, this is tasty.  Flavors of peaches with some honey.  Good acidity.  Nice finish.  This is drinking well.  A bit more mature than expected but still with life left.  Drink over the next five to ten years.  It drinks well on its own and would work nicely with not too sweet, dry cookies, and of course, foie gras.

No label, identified from the cork.  Brown in color.  Mostly shot but still has something to offer.  Coffee, honey, dried fruit.  Age 60, unknown provenance.  

DOA.  Maybe not cellared well but the best of these is unlikely to be good at age 51.

Golden in color, some orange hues, clear and bright.  The nose is lovely with apricot, peach, slight honey  and a slight bitter note.  Viscous.  Full bodied.  Good acidity.  On the palate, slightly sweet, not cloying.  Honey and apricot.  Long finish.  A good year if not great.  Nice value.  Drink over the next five to ten years.  It works well with a shortbread (not too sweet) cookie.  

Arguably the best winery in the world.  This was not their best vintage (IMO 2001), but it is amazing.  Light golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose is gorgeous with pineapple, mango, beeswax, floral tones and vanilla.  Medium to full bodied.  Viscous.  Great balance.  On the palate,  Pineapple, mango, slight lemon rind, a touch of salinity and peach.  Long, long finish in which the peach notes just keep expanding.  Slightly sweet but nowhere near cloying.  Delicious.  Great on its own, but went well with less sweet pastries.  Drink over the next fifty years.