With a perfect 12% alcohol, the 2011 Robertson Winery Gewurztraminer Special Late Harvest cost under $20 and scored a silver medal score of 17 Dionysian points.
The spicy aroma was filled with herbal qualities; it was medium weight and had a long finish of honeysuckle, ripe pear and even rose petals.
The hints of honey suggested that the grapes had some botrytis on them, which left an almost Sauternes-like quality.
At six years old, this dessert wine was at its peak, but could still mature for another five years. In Vino Veritas.
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