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Seiche

Seiche
NV Grapeau Dessert Wine, Lake Erie

Pair this wine with:
Cheese Chocolate

Category: Domestic Port-Style Wine

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 18% RS: 15%
Bronze Medal
Recommended
$30

Seiche
NV Grapeau Dessert Wine, Lake Erie

Pair this wine with:
Cheese Chocolate

Category: Domestic Port-Style Wine

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 18% RS: 15%
Hazy coral orange color. Aromas and flavors of boozy, toasted caramel, grape jelly on toasted white bread, and vanilla bean sweetness with a glycerous, bright, fruity sweet medium body and a peppery, interesting, snappy finish revealing notes of grape jelly, caramel, toasted bread, and vanilla with well-integrated tannins and a suggestion of oak flavor. Like drinking grape jelly on toasted white bread; a bit unusual but also kind of sneaky tasty.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: boozy, toasted caramel, grape jelly on toasted white bread, and vanilla bean sweetness
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of grape jelly, caramel, toasted bread, and vanilla
Sweetness Sweetness: Fruity Sweet
Enjoy Enjoy: Now
Recipes Pairing: Blue Cheese, Chocolate Mousse, Roquefort
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Like drinking grape jelly on toasted white bread; a bit unusual but also kind of sneaky tasty.

The Producer

Seiche

The Producer

Their Portfolio

BR Seiche NV Grapeau Dessert Wine, Lake Erie 18% (USA) $30.00. - Bronze Medal

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Serve in a Port Wine Glass
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