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Mountain Valley Winery

Mountain Valley Winery
NV Collier Reserve, Muscadine, American

Pair this wine with:
Cheese Dessert

Category: Sweet Wine

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 11.5% RS: 9%
86 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$22

Mountain Valley Winery
NV Collier Reserve, Muscadine, American

Pair this wine with:
Cheese Dessert

Category: Sweet Wine

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 11.5% RS: 9%
Dusty garnet color. Aromas and flavors of Playdoh and Silly Putty, herbal grape chutney, suede shoes, and grenadine with a supple, bright, fruity sweet light-to-medium body and a smooth, engaging, medium-length finish displaying notes of herbal tea with honeycomb, white mulberry vinaigrette on spring greens, and dried stone fruits with dusty, fruit tannins and no oak flavor. An interesting flavor ride of a wine to pair with desserts and cheeses.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity, Juicy & Smooth & Funky
Aroma Aroma: Playdoh and Silly Putty, herbal grape chutney, suede shoes, and grenadine
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of herbal tea with honeycomb, white mulberry vinaigrette on spring greens, and dried stone fruits
Sweetness Sweetness: Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now Enjoy with food
Recipes Pairing: Lemon Cheesecake, Warm Goat Cheese With Toasted Nuts, Mixed Berries
Bottom Line Bottom Line: An interesting flavor ride of a wine to pair with desserts and cheeses.

The Producer

Mountain Valley Winery

The Producer

Sweet Wine

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Serve in a Copita
A dessert wine is just that, a wine made strictly to pair with desserts at the end of a meal. Dessert wines are sweet wines; while many are naturally sweet, some are sweetned through the addition of grape must.

Famous dessert wines include Sauternes from France’s Bordeaux region, Rutherglen Muscat from Australia and vendages tardives (“late picked”) from France’s Alsace region. Germany also produces many famous dessert wines, ranging from Spatlese to Eiswein (made from frozen grapes).

Dessert wines from Italy include Vin Santo, Recioto di Soave and Recioto di Valpolicella. While some dessert wines have alcohol in the 12-14% range, others such as Moscato d’Asti from Piedmont in northern Italy are very low in alcohol (5.5%).

Dessert wines can accompany certain specific foods, especially cakes, almond tortes and fruit tarts; however, Sauternes and foie gras is a classic pairing.

While some lighter dessert wines such as Moscato d’Asti or Brachetto d’Acqui are meant for consumption upon release, others such as Sauternes or Auslese from Germany can age for decades, thanks to their high natural sugar concentration.

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