WTN: Stone Cottage Baco Noir Dessert Wine CO NC....(short/bo

This is a port that Patty & Andy brought to share w/ our apps/wines Sat afternoon:
1. Stone CottageCllrs IlDiavolo Dessert Wine (20% U/U/Unrepentant; LateHrvst Baco Noir; www.StoneCottageCellars.com) Paonia/CO NV: Black color; very intense grapey/Porto-like/overripe very intense boysenberry/Baco bit earthy/hybridy rather alcoholic quite authentic/Perto/interesting nose; soft rather alcholic strong boysenberry/very ripe/some BN bit eathy/dusty rather porty quite sweet complex flavor w/ ample ripe tannins; very long/lingering alcoholic/Perto/grapey finish that tracks flavor; a very replication of a good Porto w/ little of the earthy/coarse/hybridy character of BN; one of the better BN's I recall having. $24.00/hlf
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More bacopiddle from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. Stone Cottage is a West Slope wnry started in 1994 by Brent & Karen Hellecksion. They produce a full range of the standard varietal wines. This Port impressed me enough that I should like to try their other wines.
Tom

[Jenise]

Wow, didn't expect grapey, quite alcoholic and overripe to add up to one of the better anything's you've ever had!

But that is the flavor profile of young Porto.

-Paul W.