Very sweet in honey and bubbling brown sugar, but thin in fruit. There are orange, apricot and vanilla flavors, but the sweetness dwarfs them. ——S.H.(12/31/2011)—— 85

This superrich wine, with 12.7% residual sugar, is very sweet. It dazzles with honeyed flavors of tangerines and Asian pears, with creamy notes of vanilla bean and smoky pie crust. Could be denser and more concentrated, but it’s a flashy dessert wine.——S.H.(12/15/2010)—— 89

Simple and a little one-dimensional in fruit and spice flavors, this dessert wine’s main feature is sweetness. It has a flavor like the syrup from canned peaches.——S.H.(10/1/2008)—— 82

This is a sweet wine, with fruity flavors of apricots, and notes of wildflowers, honey and spice. It has balancing acidity and a smooth texture. ——S.H.(11/1/2005)—— 85