Oh baby, is this ever good! Quite possibly one of the best dessert wines I have ever tried, certainly the best apple wine. Smells of apples and cinnamon emanate from the glass, and the taste does not disappoint. Those same flavours appear on the tongue with caramel and brown sugar … I’d like to call it “baked apples in a glass”, but there’s so much more. How’d they do it? The wine is blended with a variety of spices (that remain a secret known only to the winemaker and his wife – both owners of Cox Creek). I was told there is cinnamon and saffron in the mix, along with 11 other spices … all mulled and allowed to ferment with the wine to give it that unique and wonderful flavour. A delicious dessert wine that is not overpoweringly sweet, although it’s sugar code is rated at a whopping 26. Well balanced – with a fantastic finish, a great compliment to light desserts like biscotti, or just enjoyed on its own.