This is a fantastic wine from DNA vineyards, Dry Creek, Sonoma county.  The winemaker is Sarah Bailey.

A soft elegant wine, a beauty in a bottle.  Highly concentrated and full of rich suppleness.   A buxom beauty with so much character.  Smooth and rich like a fine piece of chocolate, or a Cafe au Lait from New Orleans.  The aromas that emanate from the depths of the bottle remind me so much of a wonderful country kitchen.  Coffee, cassis, roasting nuts and of course all that chocolate.  If you close your eyes you can probably smell the baking bread too.

The juice journeys down your throat, take a deep breath and enjoy the nectar.  Oh the rich liquid, your eyes spontaneously close as you savor the forbidden fruit.  Plum, blackberry jam, coffee and that rich dark Swiss chocolate, coats your soul as you give in to the pleasure.  The soft tannins, elegant and fascinating just make your body tingle with delight at the thought of more to come.  Your mouth is already watering and begging for more.

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Just look at this beauty.

Enjoy

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tonight I had the extreme pleasure to taste an 1867 very old tawny port by #Carvalhas. What, what, what a pleasure. I don’t think I will ever have anything so spectacular again.

 

Produced from some of the best vines, First Grand Cru Classe of 1855.  95% Semillon and 5% Sauvignon Blanc. A sweet, complex palate of flavor.  Each part of the artists  palate paints a new flavor.  The sweet Semillon along with the citrus notes from the Sauvignon Blanc combine to make a perfect Sauternes.

Sauternes reign from the Sauternais region of Bordeaux.  These wines have been affected by Boytritis also known as “noble rot”.   This noble rot provides distinct sweetness for Sauternes and other sweet wines like Tokaij.  Highly concentrated with high alcohol contents, they are usually served slightly chilled in cordial glasses.  The wines exhibit notes of honeysuckle, honey -wildflowers.  The citrus gives way gives way to a lovely orange flavor.  What a beautiful wine.  So Good.

Enjoy

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