Wines of the Day: A Noble Late Harvest
Those little bottles of honeyed goodness bring grown men to their knees and South Africa has an abundance of excellent examples. Forget the Mousse and rather pop one of these for dessert.
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The wines featured here are chosen according to high point scored and 4 or 5 star value for money. In other words, for the price that you pay for the quality which is in the bottle, you will be well pleased with your purchase. Wines with a five star value offer outstanding quality for the price, four star offer very good quality for the price while a one star value, well, it’s your choice.
2011 Paul Cluver Estate Wines Noble Late Harvest
Tasting Notes
Mid gold greenish tinge, plush and honeyed, sumptuous, with marmalade/konfyt notes, very big but not without freshness.
Occasions
– Gift
– Elegant Meal
– Winter Meal
– Summer Meal
Goes With
– Cheese
– Dessert
2011 Perdeberg Winery Weisser Riesling Natural Sweet
Tasting Notes
Burnished green gold. Apricot, fruit compote notes, some faintly charry whiffs, bright lemon zest acidity, finely balanced, still far to young still evolving.
Occasions
– Elegant Meal
– Impress your Boss
– Dazzle a Date
Goes With
– Cheese
– Dessert
2012 Delheim Edelspatz
Tasting Notes
Green-edged pale straw. Intense pineapple tropical notes, almost aggressive acidity layered between dried apricot compote and canned gooseberry notes, fabulously sweet-sour fresh and uncloying on the finish.
Occasions
– Gift
– Elegant Meal
– Summer Meal
– Impress your Boss
Goes With
– Cheese
– Dessert
Is it a good wine?
0 to 50 points: Do not take orally
50 to 60 points: A very ordinary wine
60 to 69 points: Good enough commercial wine
70 to 79 points: Good to very good wine
80 to 89 points: Excellent wine
90 + points: World Class wine
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