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Aurum
Vieux Bochet Fortified Semi-Sweet Mead

Pair this wine with:
Beef Chicken Fish

Category: Specialty Mead

Date Tasted:
Country: Australia
Alcohol: 18% RS: 4.9%
88 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$59

Aurum
Vieux Bochet Fortified Semi-Sweet Mead

Pair this wine with:
Beef Chicken Fish

Category: Specialty Mead

Date Tasted:
Country: Australia
Alcohol: 18% RS: 4.9%
Medium dark amber color. Aromas and flavors of week old honey buns, beeswax treated leather, honey sticks, and caramel and pound cake with a velvety, lively, dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body and a tingling, refreshing, medium-length finish imparting nuances of bit o’ honey, caramel and leather, dark honey simple syrup, creme brulee topping, and dried leaves. Dark and roasty honey flavors to pair with a bread pudding on a Winter’s eve or French Toast at your favorite brunch spot.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Crisp & Lively
Aroma Aroma: week old honey buns, beeswax treated leather, honey sticks, and caramel and pound cake
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with nuances of bit o' honey, caramel and leather, dark honey simple syrup, creme brulee topping, and dried leaves
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry-yet-Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Poached Fish, Thai Green Curry, Short Ribs
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Dark and roasty honey flavors to pair with a bread pudding on a Winter's eve or French Toast at your favorite brunch spot.
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The Producer

Aurum Mead

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Their Portfolio

BR • Aurum Traditional Charmat Methode Sparkling Mead 11% (Australia) $100.00. - Bronze Medal
85 • Aurum Aurum White Gold Mead 11% (Australia) $49.00.
87 • Aurum Ruby Melomel Mead 12.5% (Australia) $85.00.
88 • Aurum Vieux Bochet Fortified Semi-Sweet Mead 18% (Australia) $59.00.
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Specialty Mead

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About
Specialty Mead
The specialty mead category is a catch-all for and array of historical and innovative mead styles, including hopped mead, barrel-aged mead, rhodomel (mead with rose added), coffeamel (mead with coffee added), hippocras (mead with wine, brandy, and cinnamon added), capsicumel (mead with chili peppers added), and Viking Blood (mead with cherries added).

Aurum Vieux Bochet Fortified Semi-Sweet Mead rating was calculated by to be 88 points out of 100 on 7/11/2024. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.