FORTIFIED WINE - France

Dolin Vermouths are notably lighter, drier and less pungent than their larger commercial counterparts. The particular mixture of plants found near Chambéry give a fresh, restrained and elegant nose, with a subtle, complex bittersweet palate. Even the Blanc and Rouge retain great balance, with the sugar never cloying, and just enough bitterness to whet the appetite. Each can be enjoyed as aperitif on ice, with a twist of citrus, or in a broad array of traditional cocktails.

  Dolin Vermouths are notably lighter, drier and less pungent than their larger commercial counterparts. The particular mixture of plants found near Chambéry give a fresh, restrained and elegant nose, with a subtle, complex bittersweet palate. Even the Blanc and Rouge retain great balance, with the sugar never cloying, and just enough bitterness to whet the appetite. Each can be enjoyed as aperitif on ice, with a twist of citrus, or in a broad array of traditional cocktails.

Spends 5 years aging in barrels, alcoholic fermentation is blocked by adding fine Champagne
The 2013 Ratafia (Chardonnay) is laced with hints of dried fruit, almond, dried flowers and chamomile. It offers gorgeous complexity, along with notable energy and freshness. It is a very fine, elegant Ratafia. ANTONIO GALLONI

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Mas Amiel’s classic, non-vintage renditions of Maury keep getting better for the price, first off because the genre remains a challenge to sell and the estate wants to make an impressive price:quality statement, but also simply because the younger wines – such as the current batch of nv Maury 6 Ans d’Age that I recently tasted – are now based entirely on wine harvested and vinified since the aspiring and inspired new team took over here in 1997. This elegant wine redolent of roasted chestnuts, toasted pralines, dried cherries, and cocoa powder is smooth and polished on the palate, retains a lovely, refreshing brightness and finishes with superb subtlety of flavor and sweetness. There are many more things one can serve this with, though, than chocolate desserts – one simply needs to experiment. Given the price of a bottle, and since it will remain fresh for months after opening, there is no excuse!

Olivier Decelle and his winemaker Stephane Gallet at Maury’s (if not Roussillon’s) best-known wine address continue to offer excellent dry red values to accompany their vast assortment of sweet wines. DAVID SCHILDKNECHT, The Wine Advocate

The winemaking is carried out in vats at 18° followed by fortification with the addition of alcohol mid-fermentation. This technique helps to conserve the aromatic purity, as well as the balance and finesse of the Grenache gris. Once it has been fortified, Vintage Blanc is matured in vats, using reductive airtight winemaking techniques to preserve the fresh fruity aromas.

Their fortified vintage rouge is 100% Grenache, from 15-35 years old vines. Picked late for bigger sugar content the fruit it harvested by hand and sorted twice. The fruit was de-stemmed and slightly crushed and put into a combination of stainless steel and convert vats. Halfway through ferment they add neutral brandy to fortify and let to soak for 20 days. Press off into stainless steel tanks and left to age for 10 months.

My favorite of the multi-vintage blends, the NV Maury 30 Ans is similarly colored to the 20 year, with an amber/toffee and semi-opaque color. Beautifully ripe, with lots of candied licorice, almond, old cigar and brown sugar, it’s medium to full-bodied, perfectly balanced and has vibrant acidity that keeps this lively and highly drinkable. Slightly less sour than the 20-year release, with more fruit, this beauty is drinking spectacularly today. JEB DUNNUCK, The Wine Advocate

A complex nose with dried fruit, grilled meat, dried herbs, black earth, walnuts, ripe plums and spices. Focused, polished and harmonious with a lively, vibrant mid-palate. Textural and pleasantly bittersweet towards the flavorful finish. Drink or hold. JAMES SUCKLING

Hand harvested, 100% de-stemmed. The grapes are macerated for 30 days to extract the aroma and polyphenols contained in the berries. Aging for one year in glass bottles placed outside, followed by 33 years in oak barrels of 350 hl. The wine is aged for a long period of time, which allows it to acquire a great maturity of its aromas and structure.

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