PepperwoodGrove

Riesling 2006 

South Eastern Australia

A better name for this gold colored beverage would be Pepperpiss.  It was terrible.  Very light body with a difficult to find flavor as it was covered by the taste of ethanol.

0/5 fleur des lis

Only serve to your enemies, and only after they are dead or I guess to any democrats especially Mrs. Clinton

My first late harvest

Concha y Toro

Savignon Blanc

Out of Maule Chile

This is a late harvest with a light golden color, aromatically with a touch a fruit, but not citrus. 

It is surprisingly heavy, with a full fruit flavor, but low acidity so it doesn't sit on the side and back of your tongue.  

Due to my wife's love of New Orleans I am going to do a ranking system out of 5 fleur des lis.

I give it 4/5 fleur des lis

I had creme brulee with this but I would not recommend it with a sweet dessert.  A cheese or a dark chocolate would compliment nicely.  It is good enough to stand alone at the end of a meal.

Dr. Bechermann Liebfraumilch

Qualitäatswein. 06

Very sweet. I tried it as an apéritif and also as an after-dinner drink. Very yellow in color and not very translucent. Very sweet on the nose. Seriously lacking acidity which makes the sugar just sit in the bottom of my stomach. I think if it had more zippiness, it would be a delicious wine. I certainly enjoyed it more as an apéritif than as a dessert wine. It would match fairly well with some light cheeses or seafood.

Graham's 10 yr Tawny Porto

Disclaimer: This tasting may be impaired due to the amount/quantity of different wines I have drank tonight.

Dark brown/mahogany color. Nose has aromas of walnuts and berries. This seems to have a larger presence of fruity characteristics than woody characteristics. Certainly a good value at $23.
Not as sweet as a ruby and shows characteristics of aging in wood. This has a cedar/maple finish; the last sensation is similar to crème brûlée. Very smooth, but clearly leaves that burnt quality on your tongue. In fact, although I prefer madeira for cb, I think this would go quite well with it.

Distinction Porto

Croft, Special Reserve

Ruby color. Shows a little evidence of being aged for a while, but certainly not a tawny. It is slightly better than the Quarles Harris Ruby, but was significantly more in price. Slightly sweeter with a bit of butterscotch. I'm not overly impressed and would rather buy the Harris instead.

Quarles Harris Porto

Ruby

After chilling for a while, this is the perfect late-night port. It lasts at least 2 weeks refrigerated and never lost it's raspberry/blackberry flavor which comes close to hazelnut on the finish. I believe it was very cheap and it has surprising depth for such a youthful wine. It's not something I would show-off or drink as an aperitif, but it's great after 4-5 glasses of tannic red wine. It is bright and fruity.

Arrocal

Ribera del Duero, Cuatro meses en barrica. 05 ; $12 BevMo

Paired with a bleu cheese (Denmark's Finest). A little black fruit on the nose. Med-Full body with a lingering finish. Tastes very similar to a zinfandel or petit syrah. Not overwhelmingly fruity, more spicy. Paired very well with the cheese and I'd purchase again although it's not a wine that I'd recommend to others unless a strong cheese were involved.