Sweet Wines
Sweet Red and White Wines
Many fine wine enthusiasts also have a sweet tooth, as excellent wine can be appreciated in much the same way as marvelous desserts. For people like this, sweet wines are often a favored choice, as they offer the best of both worlds – the silky texture and refreshing swirl of a quality wine mixed with the almost addictive, decadent sweetness of a classy dessert. Due to how our body reacts to sweets, this type of wine is excellent for improving your mood, which makes sweet wines a great choice for dates, celebrations, and similar events. For those who are particularly susceptible to its charms, sweet wine goes down almost by itself, and it can take a disciplined heart to resist its urges.There are so many rich and beautiful wines to consider that listing them all would take as long as it does for a bottle to be produced. We highly recommend Chateau d’Yquem which is a world famous wine from Sauternes. Another one of our favorites is Tokaji Aszú, an enchanting, saffron-infused blend produced from Furmint grapes, once they have been blessed by noble rot. If you have a preference for Italian masterpieces, we can wholeheartedly recommend a bottle of Recioto Della Valpolicella, a wine that is the closest thing you’ll find to drinking “grape chocolate.” The acidic properties of most grapes used for sweet wines offer a nice counterbalance to the sugary sensation, giving you a finely crafted experience to remember for the rest of your days. It’s commonly said that a glass of wine here and there improves your health, although it may be hard to stop at one with these quality blends.
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1963 Quinta Do Noval Nacional100JG(Quinta do Noval Nacional) I had never tasted the legendary 1963 Nacional previously, and this stunningly pure and still almost youthful wine was every bit as profound as its reput..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $7,035.00 -
1967 d'Yquem100WSFrom one of the 20th century's celebrated vintages for Yquem, this bottle stands up to all the hype--unforgettable for its purity, elegance, harmony, its 'total' everything. Powerf..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $3,360.00 -
1976 d'Yquem96RPThe 1976 Yquem continues to go from strength to strength. Who can ignore the awesome bouquet of spices, honeyed fruit, pineapples, bananas, coconuts, and overripe melons? This full..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $950.00 -
1983 d'Yquem98WSSuper-intense and full-throttled, elegant and stylish. Dark amber in color and rich in complexity, this '83 coats your mouth with butterscotch, dried apricot, fig and spice flavors..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $439.00 -
1985 Fonseca93RP-NMThe 1985 Fonseca is still youthful in appearance with hardly any ageing on the rim. The nose offers kirsch, sloes and Christmas cake. With time, there are subtle notes of dried fig..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $105.00 -
1986 d'Yquem98RPThere is no other wine in the world like it, and there is no other luxury wine that can possibly justify its price as much as Yquem. The remarkable amount of painstaking labor nece..." Learn MoreAs low as $515.00 -
1986 Lafaurie Peyraguey94JG(Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey (Sauternes)) In the US market, this was the first vintage of Lafaurie-Peyraguey that really caught the imagination of Bordeaux lovers and it was v..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $84.95 -
1988 d'Yquem99RPThe 1988 is a backward-styled Yquem, built along the lines of the extraordinary 1975. With a honeyed, smoky, orange/coconut/pineapple-scented nose, this powerful wine possesses ful..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $299.00 -
1988 Rieussec95RPThe 1988 is a great Rieussec. It is an utterly mind-blowing performance for the chateau, with a hauntingly perfect bouquet of honeyed fruit, vanillin, and spring flowers. The rich ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $120.00 -
1989 d'Yquem100DECA remarkable, profound example of how top Sauternes wines age, with intense notes of marmalade on the nose. Although it seemed there were some hints of passerillage, Sandrine Garba..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $269.00 -
1990 d'Yquem99RP1990: An extraordinary effort, Yquem's 1990 is a rich and fabulously superb, sweet wine. This wine also possesses lots of elegance and finesse. The wine's medium gold color is acco..." Learn MoreAs low as $259.00 -
1992 Fonseca97RPFonseca has scored in both the 1991 and 1992 vintages. The 1992 is a majestic young port that should ultimately rival, perhaps even surpass this house's most recent great efforts (..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $120.00 -
1997 d'Yquem96RPA sensational Yquem, 1997 may be this estate's finest effort since 1990 (although I would not discount the 1996 turning out to be nearly as good). The 1997's light gold color is ac..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $395.00 -
1997 Fonseca95W&SNo written review provided | 95 W&SFull saturated ruby. Inky, brooding aromas of syrupy black fruits and violet. Dense, thick and tactile, with superb depth of flavor and compellin..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $69.95 -
1997 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port97RP-NMA deep black inky core with deep ruby rim. The nose dose not have the definition or the ripeness of the -92 yet it is cut from the same cloth. Scents of pure blackberry, blueberry,..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $265.00 -
1998 Climens91WSPlenty of dried apricots, with cream and vanilla on the nose. Full-bodied and medium sweet, with a tart tartine and vanilla cream aftertaste, with hints of tea. Drink now. 2,300 ca..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $50.00 -
1998 d'Yquem95RPThe 1998 Chateau Yquem was released several months ago. This estate does not allow tasting from cask (where the wine spends 42 months), and it is not released until five years afte..." Learn MoreAs low as $290.00 -
1998 Lupicaia93VMImpenetrable ruby-black. Splendid, harmonious aromas of cassis, vanilla and mocha. Rich, dense, velvety and caressing; flavors of blackcurrant and spice. Very concentrated but with..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $125.00 -
2000 d'Yquem96DECThings were more difficult in Sauternes than in the rest of Bordeaux in the 2000 vintage, with a brilliant first picking in early October that showed all the promise of the vintage..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $580.00 -
2000 Fonseca96RP-NMThe 2000 Fonseca continues to exude finesse and focus on the nose, with pure blackberry, juniper berries, licorice and a touch of sloes, perhaps as Adrian Bridge remarked, just beg..." Learn MoreAs low as $84.95 -
2000 Pichon Baron98JDThe best since the 1990, the 2000 Pichon-Longueville Baron is just now starting to shed some baby fat and develop additional complexity and layers. This still ruby/plum-colored bea..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $369.00 -
2001 Climens100RPA prodigious offering, the 2001 Climens’ light medium bold color with a greenish hue is followed by ethereal aromas of tropical fruits (primarily pineapple), honeysuckle, and..." Learn MoreAs low as $150.00 -
2001 d'Yquem100JSWhat a pure wine, with honey, caramel, cooked apple, bon bon, and pear tart. Dried apricots and peaches develop with time in the glass. What a palate, it is very sweet and rich at ..." Learn MoreAs low as $410.00 -
2001 Guiraud96WSGolden yellow. Butterscotch and vanilla, with hints of ripe apples. Full-bodied, with lots of sweetness and a spicy apricot and honey aftertaste. Excellent concentration and balanc..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $69.95 -
2001 Rieussec100JSThis is a crazy wine! It’s sweet, but not sugary. Mushrooms, furniture wax, spices then dried oranges, lemons, pineapples, and just a hint of vanilla. Full-bodied, with great..." Learn MoreAs low as $70.00