I've tried quite a few various dessert wines over the years. I'm always enamored when I can find a new style for a good price. However, due to the nature of their style, they're usually the last ones that I reach for on average given everything else I drink. With these being new styles to me, I'm even more hesitant to crack them for fear of them going to waste. However, I've been trying to drink through my meager "cellar". If I don't drink them, they usually end up going to my parent that really enjoy anything close to Cream Sherry. It's kind of where I got my general enjoyment for the style.
I've looked up most of them but was curious for another opinion (except for the Port, I've had those a few times). How would y'all describe the others? I was wondering where these are on the sweet side from like a Moscato to a Sherry/Port to Icewine/Tokaji.
Espodol, Abafado, Carcavelos and Alambre seem like they'd be most similar to a sherry.
NOE 30 seems like it's more akin to an Icewine.
As for the Pineau des Charentes, I don't have a great frame of reference. Is it more like a brandy or armagnac or more akin to one of the wine types above?
Are these wines typically drank in a night or over various sessions (assuming a small group, 1-3 people)? It seems most last a few months if corked and refrigerated.
These are the bottles that I have and was concerned about:
| Espodol Solera Garnatxa D'Emporda |
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| Quinta Alorna Abafado 5 Years |
| Guimaraens Vintage Port 2015 |
| Jose Maria Da Fonseca Alambre |
| Casa Manoel Boullosa Quinta Dos Pesos Carcavelos (1997) |
| Gonzalez Byass NOE 30 |
| Deau Pineau des Charentes |
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