Long-lived wines balancing fruit and acidity.

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Last updated 22-Mar-2024

Dessert - Lush and Balanced

This style covers some of the most famous dessert wines in the world, from the top Rieslings from the Mosel to the ageworthy botrytis-affected wines of Sauternes.

Characteristics

• Honey, botrytis, apricot, peach and other stonefruit, marmalade, spice.

Key wines

• Sauternes, Tokaji, Ice wine, Vin de Constance, Riesling, Late Harvest, Passito