($85, Loosen Bros USA): This is a marvelous dessert wine. It’s sweet, but certainly not sugary or cloying. What amazes is the perfect, I mean perfect, balance of apricot skin tinged sweetness and riveting acidity. It’s so invigorating you hardly realize it’s sweet. It reveals itself gradually, sip by sip. I advise against pairing with a dessert — the flavors will fight. Instead savor with cheese or just by itself. 375 ml bottle.
96 Michael Apstein Jan 22, 2013