I liked this. I got the peach, some subdued citrus and (strangely enough) coconut :dubious: . Eh, my palate may have been overloaded by that point.
I think that this may be one I keep around for certain occasions. I wouldn’t know what dinner to pair this with, but it would definitely be good for get-togethers or after dinner sipping.
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I think that coconut may be where I found the hoppy-ness.
I’m not sure that this wine would pair with much in the way of dinners, but would be awesome with a fall dessert.
I was sure my previous post to this went through, but I guess not. I also found the Hogue. I found it pleasant and crisp, and not as sweet as I had feared. My wife and daughter really liked it.
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I think that this may be one I keep around for certain occasions. I wouldn’t know what dinner to pair this with, but it would definitely be good for get-togethers or after dinner sipping.
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You might try it with some spicy Thai or Chinese food. The spicier the food, the more you want some residual sugar to cut through it and the more likely that the food will ruin a dry wine-- white or red, but especially red.
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You might try it with some spicy Thai or Chinese food. The spicier the food, the more you want some residual sugar to cut through it and the more likely that the food will ruin a dry wine-- white or red, but especially red.
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Damn. You’ve mentioned that before, and I forgot. Thanks!
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I’m here! But it’s not Thursday. New thread on Thursday.
[/QUOTE] We’ve secretly replaced Jodi’s calendar with one from 2006. Let’s see if she notices…
OK, drinking the Kiona LH Riesling right now. 2004 vintage.
I’m just not getting much from this wine.
I am a huge fan of dessert wines, but this one is just not for me. It’s light bodied for a LH Riesling, almost seems like they couldn’t decide between a sweet yet somewhat dry Riesling and a dessert Riesling, and landed somewhere in the middle.
The only aromas I could really get out of it was fresh Concord grapes and candied citrus. The taste was about the same, and just didn’t seem to balance for me.
I think I just look for a little more lushness and decadence from dessert wines, and this one just fell short. I’m glad I got to try it, but for my money, there are some much better examples of a LH riesling out there than the Kiona, or at least the Kiona 04 vintage.
They had the Hogue at BevMo but I didn’t pick it up. I’ll go get a bottle tomorrow.
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I’m glad I got to try it, but for my money, there are some much better examples of a LH riesling out there than the Kiona, or at least the Kiona 04 vintage.
They had the Hogue at BevMo but I didn’t pick it up. I’ll go get a bottle tomorrow.
[/QUOTE] psycat90, did you pick up the Hogue? I’d be interested in your thoughts. I’m a complete novice with Rieslings (and only marginally more knowledgable about other wines), so if you get a chance I’d like to know what other wines you would recommend in the Late Harvest Riesling category. I was surprised to find that this type of wine was appealing to me, and I think that I’d like to try some more.
I’ll pick it up on the way home and enjoy it while I give candy to the trick or treaters.