Dessert Wine

Question 1

Entry Level Sauterenes

Answer 1

Vintage: 1996
Producer: Chateau Guiraud
Blend: 65% Semillion, 35% Sauvignon blanc
Tasting Notes: Candied apricot, peach, honeysuckle, baking spice, candied lemon, black tea.
Wine Notes: Organic winery, 90% used oak, 10% New oak
Price: 20/Glass

Question 2

Elevated Sauternes

Answer 2

Vintage: 2002
Producer: D’Yquem
Blend: Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting Notes: Youthful pear purity, honeysuckle, light green notes, very concentrated
Wine Notes: Greatest Sauternes, Pierre Lurton winemaker
100% New Oak
Price: 75/Glass

Question 3

Vouvray

Answer 3

Vintage: 2011
Producer: Philippe Foreau
Grape: Chenin
Planting: Vouvray Moelleux
Tasting Notes: bruised apple/pear, rich texture, bright acid
Wine Notes: 3rd Generation farm famed Clos Naudin
Organic winery
Moelleux doesn’t have to be affected by botrytis to declare as such.
Price: 15/Glass

Question 4

Tokaji

Answer 4

Vintage: 2013
Producer: Royal Tokaji
Grape: Furmint, Harslevelu, Muscat de Lunel
Region: Tokaj, Hungary
Tasting Notes: Orchard fruit, apricot, peach, white flower, honey suckle, citrus blossom
Wine Notes: 2013 considered outstanding vintage