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Tom Cannavan92 points
- Variety Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon
- Vintage 1998
- Brand Chateau Guiraud
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Chateau Guiraud Sauternes 1998 750mL"“First Growth Sauternes with 20+ years of age is one of those rare wine exper..."$129.00 -
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James Suckling95 points
- Variety Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon
- Vintage 2003
- Brand Chateau Guiraud
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Chateau Guiraud Sauternes 375ml 2003"This is very sweet and rich on the nose, with toffee, honey and spices. Full-..."$65.00 -
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Wine Enthusiast93 points
- Variety Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon
- Vintage 2008
- Brand Chateau Guiraud
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Chateau Guiraud Sauternes 375ml 2008"The nose is spicy, intense, complex and elegant. It reveals notes of candied ..."$65.00 -
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James Suckling97 points
- Variety Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon
- Vintage 2015
- Brand Chateau Guiraud
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Chateau Guiraud Sauternes 375ml 2015""The 2015 Guiraud has an attractive bouquet with honeysuckle, apricot, jasmin..."$72.00 -
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Neal Martin96* points
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Wine Enthusiast96* points
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James Suckling94* points
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Jancis Robinson17 points
- Variety SSB / SBS Blend
- Vintage 2016
- Brand Chateau la Tour Blanche
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Chateau La Tour Blanche 2016"Chateau La Tour Blanche is best served at 14 degrees Celsius. The cool, almos..."$75.99 -
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Wine Spectator92 points
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Robert Parker's90 points
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Jancis Robinson17 points
- Variety Semillon
- Vintage 1989
- Brand Chateau la Tour Blanche
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Chateau La Tour Blanche Sauternes 1989"Intense and exotic; ripe and rich botrytis flavors explode on the palate to a..."$240.00 -
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Wine Enthusiast94 points
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Robert Parker's91 points
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Wine Spectator91 points
- Variety SSB / SBS Blend
- Vintage 2007
- Brand Chateau la Tour Blanche
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Chateau La Tour Blanche Sauternes 2007"Château La Tour-Blanche is a small estate producing only 4,500 cases each vin..."$200.00 -
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The Wine Advoca96 points
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James Suckling96 points
- Variety Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon
- Vintage 2001
- Brand Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Chateau Lafaurie Peyraguey 2001 375ml"95 points James Suckling; This is powerful and racy with lots of class. Ful..."$85.00 -
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James Suckling95 points
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Wine Enthusiast93 points
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Wine Spectator91 points
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Robert Parker's91 points
- Variety Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon
- Vintage 2005
- Brand Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Chateau Lafaurie Peyraguey 2005 375ml"95 points James Suckling; This is powerful and racy with lots of class. Ful..."$99.00 -
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James Suckling99* points
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Neal Martin96* points
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Andrew Caillard95 points
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Wine Enthusiast95* points
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Jancis Robinson17.5 points
- Variety SSB / SBS Blend
- Vintage 2016
- Brand Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Chateau Lafaurie Peyraguey 2016"A great wine from the finest terroir, awarded an incredible 99 points from wi..."$95.99 -
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Wine Enthusiast94 points
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Jancis Robinson18 points
- Variety White Blends
- Vintage 2007
- Brand Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey
- Cellaring None
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey Sauternes 2007 750mL"Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey a Premier Cru Classe wine estate located in the Sa..."$119.99 -
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James Suckling93 points
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Antonio Galloni93 points
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Neal Martin92 points
- Variety SSB / SBS Blend
- Vintage 2008
- Brand Chateau Rieussec
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Chateau Rieussec 2008"Brilliant pale golden colour with pale gold hue. On the nose strong botrytis ..."$120.00 -
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- Variety Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon
- Vintage 2007
- Brand Chateau Rieussec
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Chateau Rieussec Sauternes 2007 375Ml"Rieussec is a Premier Cru Class producer from the world best Dessert wine reg..."$124.99 -
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Neal Martin95-97 points
- Variety Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon
- Vintage 2014
- Brand Chateau Rieussec
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 7.0% Alcohol
Chateau Rieussec Sauternes 2014"The 2014 vintage for Sauternes was superb overall."$165.00 -
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James Suckling98 points
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Decanter97 points
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Vinous97 points
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The Wine Advoca96 points
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Wine Enthusiast96 points
- Variety Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon
- Vintage 2015
- Brand Chateau Rieussec
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Chateau Rieussec Sauternes 2015"Rieussec is a Premier Cru Class producer from the world best Dessert wine reg..."$175.00 -
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James Suckling98 points
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Decanter97 points
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Vinous97 points
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The Wine Advoca96 points
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Wine Enthusiast96 points
- Variety Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon
- Vintage 2015
- Brand Chateau Rieussec
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Chateau Rieussec Sauternes 2015 375ml"Rieussec is a Premier Cru Class producer from the world best Dessert wine reg..."$90.00 -
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Jancis Robinson19 points
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The Wine Advoca94 points
- Variety Semillon
- Vintage 2001
- Brand Chateau Suduiraut
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Chateau Suduiraut 2001"In 2001 winemaker Pierre Pascaud has produced a quite extraordinary wine that..."$349.00 -
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The Wine Advoca94-96 points
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Antonio Galloni94-96 points
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Neal Martin95-97 points
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James Suckling95-96 points
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Jeb Dunnuck95-97 points
- Variety SSB / SBS Blend
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Chateau Suduiraut
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Chateau Suduiraut 2019"This vintage is a blend of 94% Semillon and 6% Sauvignon Blanc, and has 130 g..."$120.00 -
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Wine Enthusiast97 points
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Robert Parker's96 points
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James Suckling95 points
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Stephen Tanzer95 points
- Variety SSB / SBS Blend
- Vintage 2010
- Brand Chateau Suduiraut
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes 2010"With the same owner as Chateau Pichon Baron, provenance is perfect for this e..."$149.99 -
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James Suckling98 points
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Robert Parker's95 points
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Decanter94 points
- Variety Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Chateau Suduiraut
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 13.8% Alcohol
Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes 2018"The pale to medium lemon-gold colored 2018 Suduiraut comes bounding out of th..."$180.00 -
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James Suckling98 points
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Robert Parker's95 points
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Decanter94 points
- Variety Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Chateau Suduiraut
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 13.8% Alcohol
Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes 2018 375Ml"The pale to medium lemon-gold colored 2018 Suduiraut comes bounding out of th..."$95.00 -
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Wine Spectator97 points
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Decanter96 points
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The Wine Advoca95 points
- Variety Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon
- Vintage 2014
- Brand Chateau Climens
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Château Climens Sauternes Barsac 2014 375ml"There are fleeting senses of dried honey, juniper berries and marigold, dried..."$85.00 -
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Jeremy Oliver95 points
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Huon Hooke93 points
- Variety Semillon
- Vintage 1984
- Brand De Bortoli
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
De Bortoli Noble One Botrytis Semillon 1984 (375ml)"Darren De Bortoli created Noble One at our family winery in 1982, to this day..."$199.99 -
Dessert Wine
Dessert wines are sweet wines that are typically served with or after a meal, as the name suggests, as a dessert. They are typically higher in sugar and alcohol content than table wines.
The grapes can be made from a wide variety of grape varieties, depending on the region and style. Some popular grape varieties for dessert wines include Riesling, Sémillon, Moscato, and Gewürztraminer for white wines and late-harvest versions of red grape varieties such as Pinot Noir and Zinfandel can also be used to make dessert wines. These grapes are left to ripen on the vine for a longer period of time, which increases their sugar content and produces sweeter wines with higher alcohol levels. They can have a rich, fruity and jammy taste with notes of blackberry, raspberry, and dark cherry.
Dessert wines are typically made by leaving the grapes on the vine longer than usual, to allow them to become overripe and develop a higher sugar content. The grapes are then harvested and fermented, which produces a sweeter wine. Some dessert wines can also be made by freezing the grapes before pressing them to concentrate the sugar, or by adding sugar to the wine during fermentation.
Dessert wines can have a wide range of flavors and aromas, depending on the grape variety and winemaking methods used. Some common flavors include honey, apricot, peach, and citrus. They can also have a high acidity to balance the sweetness.
Dessert wines are typically paired with sweet desserts such as fruit tarts, cakes, and chocolate. They can also be paired with cheese or nuts as well.
Dessert wines have been around for centuries, but they are not as widely consumed as table wines. However, they are becoming more popular as a way to end a meal on a sweet note.