Reviews & Ratings

2009 Macari Vineyards Dessert & Ice Wine "Block E"

Winery: Macari Vineyards

Vintage: 2009

Wine Name/Vineyard: "Block E"

Wine Category: Dessert & Ice Wine

Grape blend: 88% Chardonnay, 10% Pinot Gris & 2% Sauvignon Blanc

Bottle size: 375 ml

Region: Long Island

State or country: NY

Price: $40

Cases produced: 193

KWG Score: 91 (based on 1 review)

Ken's Wine Rating: Very Good+ (91)

Review date: January 9, 2013

Wine Review: This light orange colored dessert wine opens with a fragrant apricot bouquet with hints of honey and orange. On the palate, this wine is full bodied, quite viscous, and pleasantly sweet. The flavor profile is a tasty apricot and ginger blend with notes of ripe apple, raisin, and honey. The finish is sweet and its flavors linger for quite a while after the wine is gone. This dessert wine would be a very nice sipper by a roaring fire at the lodge after coming in from skiing. Enjoy - Ken

Winemaker Notes: This elegant dessert wine pours golden in the glass with flavors of lychee, mango, honey and apricots. The dessert wine is balanced in acidity and has a lingering finish. Grapes are pressed while frozen, yielding extremely concentrated juice high in sugar, flavor as well as acidity. The ice crystals of water remain in the press. Winemaker: Helmut Gangl - Illmitz, Austria

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