This is a very sweet wine. The residual sugar is 18.5%, making honey the dominant taste. But there’s also a beautiful pineapple, apricot and peach ripeness, and the acidity is bright and clean. The fermentation was in 100% new French oak, and while there’s a vanilla toastiness, the wine doesn’t feel oaky. Drink now.——S.H.(8/1/2011)—— 93