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Dessert Whites 

 

Australian & New Zealand

2004 Bimbadgen Estate Myall Road Botrytis Semillon (375ml)    2005 Decanter World Wine Awards, BEST DESSERT WINE UNDER £10; Tyson Stelzer - 94 points    $24.50 per bottle

2006 Brown Brothers Patricia Noble Riesling (375ml)    "It has an intensity of flavour which explains why it has such an armada of gold medals and trophies" - James Halliday, 96 points; "One of Australia's greatest sweet wines... Heady stuff here" - Ray Jordan, 96 points; "The best Patricia Noble Riesling of the decade... We couldn't spit it out" - Winewise, Outstanding; "Their sweet wines are superb... a very sweet, succulent palate that's delightfully tangy and elegant - Epicure Uncorked *****; "A cracker" - Ken Gargett, 93 points    $32.50 per bottle

2007 De Bortoli Noble One Botrytis Semillon  (375ml)      " Its best features are its balance, line and extreme length, similar to that of 02" - James Halliday, 95 points; "A remarkably compete and complex, smooth, polished and luscious dessert wine ... with exceptional elegance and balance" - Jeremy Oliver, 95 points; Tyson Stelzer - 95 points; "Reserved and complex, still deep fruited three fruits crystallised citrus and pure botrytis sea saltiness. Fine and pure in the mouth too, creamy down the middle with concentrated glace pear and peach flavours. A long, lush finish with just the right balancing acid and oak nuttiness to close. Smart sweet wine this, which will evolve well for a decade." Tim White, The Age - 10/10; "Impeccably balanced" - Peter Forrestal; "The best yet...This is a world-class wine" - Jeff Gordon   $26.95 per bottle

2006 De Bortoli Noble One Botrytis Semillon  (375ml)      "The granddaddy of Australian botrytised sweet wine remains superb... a tad more elegant than usual" - Epicure Uncorked *****; "Very intense botrytis characters" - James Halliday, 94 points   $27.95 per bottle

2002 De Bortoli Noble One Botrytis Semillon      "Great richness and balance" - Jeremy Oliver, 96 points ; James Halliday – 94 points; The Wine Front - 94 points; Epicure Uncorked *****  $64.50 per bottle

1998 De Bortoli Noble One Botrytis Semillon  (375ml)      "A stunning palate..." - Sally Gudgeon; Jeremy Oliver - 95 points ; Winestate *****  $39.95 per bottle

2003 Forrest Estate Botrytised Riesling  (375ml)       Epicure Uncorked Best Sweet Wine; Top 100 Sydney International Wine Competition   $33.95 per bottle

2002 Forrest Estate Botrytised Riesling  (375ml)       Winestate *****; "…Yum!" - www.wineoftheweek.com   $34.95 per bottle

2006 Konrad Sigrun Noble Riesling  (375ml)       Tim White - 93 points; "... sublime with a passionfruit topped creme brulee" - Sue Courtney; Pierre Rovani - 91 points   $31.50 per bottle

2008 Mount Horrocks Cordon Cut Riesling  (375ml)       $29.95 per bottle

1999 Selaks Premium Selection Marlborough Ice Wine (375ml)       $28.50 per bottle

2001 Villa Maria Reserve Noble Riesling (375ml)   "THE BEST SWEET WINE IN AUSTRALIA AND PERHAPS THE WORLD" - Sue Courtney   $39.95 per bottle

2005 Woodstock Botrytis (375ml)       "... spectacular botrytis sweet wines" - James Halliday  $18.50 per bottle

Sauternes

1988 Chateau Coutet 1er Cru Classe Barsac (375ml)      $130.00 per bottle

1981 Chateau Coutet 1er Cru Classe Barsac (375ml)      $95.00 per bottle

1976 Chateau Coutet 1er Cru Classe Barsac      $195.00 per bottle

1983 Chateau Doisy Daene 2ème Cru Classe Sauternes      $145.00 per bottle

1983 Chateau Doisy Daene 2ème Cru Classe Sauternes (375ml)      $80.00 per bottle

1990 Chateau d'Yquem 1er Cru Classe Supérieur Sauternes (375ml)   "An extraordinary effort, Yquem's 1990 is a rich and fabulously superb, sweet wine... An awesome Yquem!" - Robert Parker, 99 points; "Truly superb... Doesn't get much better than this" - Wine Spectator, 95 points    $495.00 per bottle

1975 Chateau d'Yquem 1er Cru Classe Supérieur Sauternes (375ml)   "The 1975 may turn out to be the greatest of the modern-day Yquems... it may rival the extraordinary 1937 and 1921... a monumental effort that may well justify a perfect score in another decade" Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate - 99 points; "A great Yquem" - Wine Spectator, 97 points    $675.00 per bottle

1983 Chateau Filhot 2ème Cru Classe Sauternes      $155.00 per bottle

1976 Chateau Filhot 2ème Cru Classe Sauternes      $190.00 per bottle

1983 Chateau Piada Barsac      $120.00 per bottle

1976 Chateau Romer du Hayot 2ème Cru Classe Sauternes      $145.00 per bottle

1983 Chateau Suduiraut 1er Cru Classe Sauternes      $295.00 per bottle