Royal Tokaji, Late Harvest, 2017, Hungary
Late harvest wines can be very sweet and you are seduced by the sugar. This one from Royal Tokaji is more balanced better finesse. There are aromas of peach, blossom you get ripe tropical fruits on the palate it’s a grown up dessert wine that’s pretty damn good and the best bit, £11 at majestic you can’t go wrong. It’s the Goldilocks of dessert wines, good price, excellent taste.
Desert wine, its a marmite wine this, you either love it or hate it. The main issue I have is by the time desert is served you’ve had a few wines and think, its it worth opening another different wine?
Its got a beautiful rich lemon colour. There’s lots of ripe citrus, pineapple, lychee on the nose and taste. it has 100g of sugar, a dry wine has 5 or 10g as a comparison, but the acidity and sweetness balance is excellent. Its not a sticky desert wine but fresh and light. I liked it on its own but cheese and crackers at the end of the evening would be a great pairing.
At £6 a half bottle its great value.
Vistamar, Late Harvest, Moscatel 2017, Limari Valley, Chile