Sauternes

With recent posts of cheese and beers, I had the urge to crack open a bottle of Sauternes which I had been saving. The beauty of these dessert wines is it's amazing complexity.
It's not just sweet. It's beautifully balanced with fruity flavors, body, the perfect amount of acidity, great viscosity, and most of all, a floral elegance that resonates after each sip.
Not to mention when it's paired with the right foods or cheese for that matter, it seems to be amplified exponentially.
It's a bit pricey, but if you enjoy the finer things in life, this is well worth every penny.

In the pic, I have a split bottle of 2002 Chateau Doisy-Daene Sauternes with a cheese plate of Morbier, Gorgonzola Dolce, and Piave in the background. Complimenting the cheese was some Lavender Honey and a great fresh Baguette from Balthazar. How Bon Vivant!
sidenote... Sauternes are a perfect libation for pairing with Foie Gras.

2002 Chateau Doisy-Daene ***
Morbier *
Gorgonzola Dolce ***
Piave **

Thanks to wiki... I've attached a short description of "Sauternes"
Sauternes is a French dessert wine from the Sauternais region of the Graves section in Bordeaux. Sauternes is made from Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle grapes that have been affected by Botrytis cinerea, also known as noble rot. This causes the grapes to become partially raisined, resulting in concentrated and distinctively flavored wines. Sauternes is one of the few wine regions where infection with noble rot is a frequent occurrence, due to its climate. Even so, production is a hit-or-miss proposition, with widely varying harvests from vintage to vintage. Wines from Sauternes, especially the Premier Cru Supérieur estate Château d'Yquem, can be very expensive, due largely to the very high cost of production. Barsac lies within Sauternes, and is entitled to use either name. Somewhat similar but less expensive and typically less-distinguished wines are produced in the neighboring regions of Monbazillac, Cérons, Loupiac and Cadillac. In the United States, there is a semi-generic label for sweet white dessert wines known as sauterne without the "s" at the end and uncapitalized.