Best Dessert Wines For Under $75

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RP9393 pts. - Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate - 28th May 2021
The 2020 Riesling Ice Wine was picked on January 20, 2020, at 15 degrees, and bottled in June 2020. It comes in with 11.8% alcohol, 198 grams of sugar and 9.7 of total acidity. This, the winery is proud to point out, is a “true” ice wine — frozen on the vine, not in a freezer. Keeping its sugar under control, this aromatic ice wine offers freshness, not just cloying fruit. It does have a somewhat darker flavor profile, perhaps even a hint of reduction. That should get better. All the while, it seems remarkably concentrated in mouthfeel. This is both delicious and beautifully structured. There’s a long finish, full of flavor and surprisingly refreshing, relatively speaking. It should age quite well, probably better than indicated, but I am always conservative in such things. The price references a half bottle, from which this was tasted. There were 650 six-packs produced.
SP9191 pts. - Wine Spectator - Oct 31, 2021
Apricot and tangerine notes burst forth in this orange zest-laced dessert wine, finishing with a flash of honeycomb. Nicely done. Drink now through 2026. 325 cases made. (James Molesworth)
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United States | New York | Finger Lakes

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Primary Grape: Riesling

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JS9494 pts. - JamesSuckling.com - Sunday, December 11, 2022
This has a nutty character with notes of walnuts, toasted almonds, dried apricots and figs as well as some bread crust and honeysuckle. Full-bodied with a dried fruit character. Vivid acidity balances the sweetness and brings a freshness to it. Polished and chalky with a clean and delicate finish. Drink now.
SP9090 pts. - Wine Spectator - Sep 30, 2022
This moderately sweet white starts out soft and lush, firming up by the lingering finish. Delivers apricot, caramel and a hint of molasses. Trebbiano and Malvasia. Drink now through 2028. 250 cases imported. (Bruce Sanderson)
VN8888 pts. - Vinous - Jul 2022
The 2016 Vin Santo del Chianti Classico is a light-bodied, aromatic sweet wine to drink now and over the next few years. Crushed flowers, tobacco, spice, mint, caramel, and dried cherry open nicely. I just wish there was a bit more depth. (Antonio Galloni)
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Primary Grape: Trebbiano

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France | Rhone | Northern Rhone | Condrieu

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Primary Grape: Viognier

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Italy | Sicily | Terre Siciliane

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Primary Grape: Nero d’Avola

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WE9797 pts. - Wine Enthusiast - 9/1/2021
This golden-colored Tokaji has aromas of raw honey, apricot blossom, pear and baked apple tart. Silky smooth upon entry, it offers flavors of baked apples, wildflower honey, canned pears and apricot. The acidity is nicely balanced so as not to be too cloyingly sweet. (Jeff Jenssen)
SP9696 pts. - Wine Spectator - Mar 31, 2022
Well-spiced and minerally on the nose, showing hints of petrol and slate, with a brilliant backbone of acidity creating a mouthwatering frame for the silky flavors of apricot pâte de fruit, clover honey, passion fruit coulis and lanolin that expand on the palate. This is an explosion of flavor and texture, yet remains light on its feet and graceful throughout. A beauty. Drink now through 2040. 1,950 cases made, 100 cases imported. (Alison Napjus)
JS9494 pts. - JamesSuckling.com - Friday, June 17, 2022
Perfumed and complex nose of dried apricot, white nectarine, white truffle, bergamot, white pepper and jasmine. Dense and sweet, yet balanced. Focused and layered. Spicy character on the finish. Drink or hold.
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Hungary | Tokaji

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Primary Grape: Furmint

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JS9494 pts. - JamesSuckling.com - Sunday, May 14, 2023
Apricots, honeysuckle, lemons, mango crumble, earl grey and vanilla beans on the nose. Pretty spice notes that keep going, married with fresh zesty undertones. Elegant, even somewhat understated, with a long and vibrant finish. Drink now or hold. (James Suckling)
SP9393 pts. - Wine Spectator - Mar 31, 2023
Bright, juicy and with good freshness, this pushes a mix of yellow apple, pineapple and white peach to the fore, backed by a long elderflower honey note that holds the finish prettily. Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc. Drink now through 2035. 1,250 cases made. (James Molesworth)
RP92+92–94 pts. - Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate - 30th Jul 2021
Pale lemon-gold in color, the 2020 Guiraud opens with enchantingly earthy notes of wild mushrooms, crushed rocks and white truffles, giving way to a core of peach tart, preserved mandarin peel and poached pears, plus wafts of lemongrass and lime leaves. The palate is suitably rich and decadent, framed by a racy backbone and satiny texture, finishing long with loads of mineral and earth sparks. (Lisa Perrotti-Brown)
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France | Bordeaux | Southern Bordeaux | Sauternes

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Primary Grape: Sémillon

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JD9898 pts. - Jeb Dunnuck - 3/29/2023
On another level, the 2020 Château Suduiraut is flat-out stunning and boasts a phenomenal array of orange blossom, honeyed minerality, lychee nut, caramelized peach, and assorted spices. Rich, full-bodied, and concentrated, it nevertheless has the vintage’s riveting purity and precision. Sauternes doesn’t get much better. (Jeb Dunnuck)
JS9898 pts. - JamesSuckling.com - Sunday, November 19, 2023
What an amazing nose of tropical fruits like lychees, mangoes and pineapples, with botrytis spice, too. Full and very layered with candied apple, tangerines and kumquats. Sweet and so balanced. Super brightness, too. Acidity balances it out. Pure semillon. Production was only 4 hectoliters per hectare. (James Suckling)
WE9696 pts. - Wine Enthusiast - 4/1/2023
This wine is pure Sémillon, giving richness. The weight gets a massive lift from acidity and aromatic, spicy honey. The wine’s balance is impeccable, with poise and elegance, and it will age well. Drink from 2026. (Roger Voss)
SP9393 pts. - Wine Spectator - Mar 31, 2023
A bold, unctuous style, with generous apricot, papaya and creamed yellow apple notes coated liberally with marzipan, pecan and warm pie crust accents. For fans of the old power style of Sauternes. Drink now through 2035. 2,865 cases made. (James Molesworth)
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France | Bordeaux | Southern Bordeaux | Sauternes

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Primary Grape: Sémillon

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Monte Dall’Ora Sant’Ulderico

Recioto della Valpolicella Classico
2015 / 500 ml.

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Primary Grape: Corvinone

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