Produced from the Muscadelle grape, this wine is a deep mahogany brown color. The mature bouquet leads with five spice, malt and roasted nuts alongside cumquat marmalade. Likewise, the velvety palate boasts maple syrup and toffee, backed by green tea and mellow rancio characters. Amazing balance of oak tannin, acidity and sweetness.
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99 pts - Halliday Wine Companion:“The dark mahogany and olive rim to the hue turns out to be a sure sign of a wine that is as magnificently complex as it ever was. It’s absolutely certain the wine is being sold in tiny quantities to protect the quality of the solera. Its viscosity as it slowly pours from the neck of the bottle is yet another sign. The explosive impact of the first taste is otherworldly as dark spices, tea, butterscotch and vibrant, mouthwatering acidity carries all the aromas and flavors that have gone before to a long, lingering finish and aftertaste. 375ml.”
97 pts - Wine Enthusiast: “From over 100-year-old vines, this historic Rutherglen fortified wine is as beautiful as it is complex. Molasses-hued, the ethereal nose sings with a multitude of aromas: dark chocolate, walnut, the spine of an old book and maple syrup syphoned straight from the tree beneath dried, crunching leaves. The first sip feels as though you’re drinking satin, as all of the aromas morph into flavors slinking around the tongue. While it’s raisiny and rich, it’s far from cloying, and the finish is seemingly endless. A taste of Australian wine history.”
97 pts - Vinous: “Dark brown, almost black. Deep-pitched aromas of roasted coffee, cola, caramelized nuts, woodsmoke, toffee and burnt orange. Incredibly deep and impressively concentrated, offering sweet, palate-staining date cake, raisin, maple syrup, coffee and candied pecan flavors and a strong suggestion of dark chocolate. The orange and coffee notes dominate an endless, supple, broad finish that features an intensely sweet touch of molasses.”
93 pts - Wine & Spirits: "From the grape known as tokay when it was harvested more than a century ago, this wine was rechristened as Muscadelle as regional names gained international trademark rights. Over the course of a month after the bottle was first opened, this wine moved from a deep, dark apricot-orange color and flavor to supple, expansive and mysterious ancient fruit depths, as if drilling deep into the earth and finding sweetness. When you open it, parse out small sips over the course of several weeks to enjoy the transformation."
