Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Kaplowitz Media. Wine SPECIAL CROSS-OVER: Meadowcroft Wines All She Wrote Dessert Wine NV in Review + Three Cigar Pairing Recommendations

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CATEGORY: Dessert
ALCOHOL: 18.5%
WEBSITE: www.meadowcroftwines.com

NOTES:
Dr. Pepper | Cherry Cordial | Australian Black Licorice

It's Port, baby! & a damn fine one. It's a Dr. Pepper soda syrup 2.5-gallon bag in box... w/ booze. But it's also so much more than the sum of its parts & its parts are prunes, raisins, a bit of rasp/blackberry, caramel, cinnamon & clove. A spoonful of Bosco. Vanilla bean.

Burgundy [Port] complexed & inky-dense w/ polished finish. Laces the glass like lacing glasses is going outta style. Noses to notes of booze & the American Songbook. Old Hollywood. Sweet & a bit bitter on the back-end. Nuanced af on the palate & superbly balanced as defined w/in the realm of dessert wines. Guava, a bit of apricot as I sip.

Spices & savoriness (a smoky leather) offset the sweetness which never gets to cloying. The finish lingers a tick less than I'd like but the most likely aids the cleanliness. Quite complex, insofar as clarity & quantity of notes, all under an excellent tannic structure. Black cherry & toasted oak rise at it blooms. Australian Black Licorice. Cherry meets chocolate & let's say it's Cordial. 

FINAL GRADE: A-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59

Time has somewhat/how forgotten that nothing in adult beverages pairs better with a cigar than a snootful of Port. Really & all told, only coffee is a safer bet there but that's for the AM rise & grind. In case you need proof, here are three (3) cigars to try alongside this Meadowcroft (or any) offering. [In ABC'd order]

Espinosa Laranja Reserva Escuro
Dark Chocolate | Baking spices | Cuban coffee
Full review HERE.

Illusione Garagiste
Chocolate | Cinnamon toast | Merlot
Full review HERE.

Stolen Throne Crook of the Crown
Mulled wine | Carob | Red spices
Full review HERE.

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