Dessert wines are sweet wines typically served with dessert, such as Sauternes and Tokaji Aszú. Despite the name, they are often best appreciated alone, or with fruit or bakery sweets.
A Video guide to Dessert Wine
Top Ten Dessert Wines
Renaissance Domaine Rotier Gaillac Doux 2002
£10.85 per 50cl, Beautiful, super-sexy palate of honey, cream and nuts. It's balanced with great acidity and has a long, lingering finish. Simply gorgeous.
5/5
Inniskillin Gold Vidal Icewine 2004
This one is quite spirity. It's slightly tropical with a scent of honey. Very lush and viscous - orange peel and peaches.
4/5
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Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc Concha y Toro 2002
This is a nice surprise - lovely golden colour with a nose of dried fruits and honey. It tastes of caramel and nuts.
4/5
Domaine Léonce Cuisset Saussignac 2004
£7.99 per 37.5cl, Rounded marmalade and apricots. Not as sweet as some. Good acidity.
4/5
Vin Santo Isole E Olena 1998
£26.95 per 37.5clLovely, warm wine. Deep amber in colour with a profound maple and nut nose. It has mouth-coating flavours of hazelnut, liquorice and dark dried fruits.
4/5
Domaine du Mas Blanc Banyuls, Vieilles Vignes 1996
£25.75 per 75cl, Tawny colour and tastes of Christmas cake. Nice and fresh.
4/5
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