Had some awesome sweet wines yesterday... the 1977 Barros Colheita Port was good, but not mind-blowing, like the 1937 Quinta da Noval Colheita - which is one of the great ports I've ever tasted in my life (and I try it about once a week, I just rarely write about it...) so long... Also tried the 1920 Favilia Viera Malvasia Madeira, which is awesome, but see earlier tasting notes. The 2005 Royal Tokaji Wine Company 5 Puttonyas Tokaji is nice - oxidized and sweet caramel cherries. The two star sweet wines were the 1998 Domaine Bott-Geyl Grand Cru Sonnenglanz Gewurztraminer Vendage Tardive was awesome... sweet lychee, spice box, citrus rind, orange blossom, honeycomb, and ginger. Long, long, long finish. But, not as great as the 1999 Tirecul Cuvee Madame Monbazillac which I have written about many times before and continue to laud as one of the great sweet wines in the world... see previous tasting notes as this is still the best.
Two dry wines last night as well... the 2002 Araujo "Eisele Vineyard" Sauvignon Blanc was a point... So beautiful, spicy, creamy and citrusy with sharp acid. Nicely balanced... reminds me of the great Caymus Sauvignon Blancs of the 90's... The 2004 Domaine de la Janesse Vieilles Vignes Chateauneuf-du-Pape is a big, sweet, ripe wine. Awesome... starting to open up a bit and revealing more oak and earth notes, balanced by hot, sweet bing cherry and broken dried twigs.
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