Fanstastic Dessert Wine

I took Kaye to the Dataw Island Club to celebrate her birthday. I requested our favorite waiter Carlos. Regardless of where I have traveled throughout the U.S., I have found no waiter better than Carlos. He makes every meal special. From his conversation, to his knowledge of wine and food, he is top notch. For dessert we had a slice of Bailey's Cheesecake and Carlos surprised us with glass of Hopler Nobel Reserve 2001. While I have never been a real fan of desert wines, this was phenomenal. We called our local Wine Purveyor (Bill's in Beaufort) and while Jean was very familiar with Hopler she didn't have it. She did offer to call Carlos to find out who the distributor was and order us a bottle. We wanted it for this weekend. We are having a light supper on Independence Day with our friends Rick and Irene (Pinkney Simmons Gallery) after a day on the beach. I will post the menu in my next post.

Hopler Noble Reserve (Cuvee) 2001 90 Points - Wine Spectator The Noble Reserve betrays at once the tenor of this dessert wine. The name itself is derived from the „noble and sweet“ character of the wine, whereas "reserve“ signifies a selection which the winemaker has especially held back, to allow a slow and gentle maturing. Suggested food: This wine is finely ripe and goes well with goose liver, pâté, fruit and sweets. Paired with spicy food, it subdues burning sensations. Perfect on its own, for dessert, for breakfast, or as an aperitif.

Wine Maker's Comments:

2001 NOBLE RESERVE, AUSTRIA
Analysis:
Grape Variety: Cuvee
Appelation: Neusiedlersee
Classification: Trockenbeerenauslese
Residual Sugar: 204g/l
Total Acid: 9.4g/l
Alcohol: 9.1vol%
Winemaker´s comments:
The Noble Reserve betrays at once the tenor of this dessert wine. The name
itself is derived from the „noble and sweet“ character of the wine, whereas
„reserve“ signifies a selection which the winemaker has especially held back, to
allow a slow and gentle maturing. This wine is finely ripe and goes well with
goose liver, pâté, fruit and sweets. Paired with spicy food, it subdues burning
sensations. Perfect on its own, for dessert, for breakfast, or as an aperitif.
Noble Reserve 2001 received 90 points from the Wine Spectator. At the
International Wine Challenge 2003 Noble Reserve was awarded the Bronze
Medaille.