Tried this dessert wine last night w/ the BacchusBadBoys:
1. Quady Deviation Calif Dessert Wine (15%; OrangeMuscat Infused w/ RoseGeranium & Damiana; L0606) NV: Med.orangy/brownish color; incredibly perfumed/flowery/herbal/geraniums/muscatty very exotic nose; soft slightly alcoholic powerfully fragrant/perfumed/muscatty/herbal/flowery rather sweet very exotic flavor; very long/lingering intensely floral/muscatty/herbal exotic finish that goes on & on; a wildly exotic amazing dessert wine that's difficult to put descriptors to. $25.40/hlf (CB)
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. I have, of course, followed AndyQuady from the very start. Actually, before; I met him at CortiBros in the mid-'70's whilst he was still working at EastSideWnry in Lodi, shortly before he founded QuadyWnry to focus on Port wines.
This wine is OrangeMuscat that is steeped for 6 days in Geranium leaves from the Quady's garden and Damiana flowers from SouthAmerica. It is then filtered & aged in btl for a year. Damiana is a flower that was well known to the Mayans for its aphrodisiacal properties. Alas...it seemed to have no effect on me last night...probably because of the company I was keeping.
The wine had a ton of flocculant sediment. I suspect this L0606 was Andy's first lot of Deviation produced in 2006. I suspect Darrell had a hand in getting Andy to create this aromatized wine. It's incredibly exotic dessert wine & worth seeking out.
Tom