BLUE-GOLD Award Winner and one of the TOP 1OO Wines of the 2009 Sydney International Wine Competition
Silver Medal
Bronze Medal
Judges' Comments
Peter Forrestal
An ethereal,
grapey, raisin character on the nose and a bright freshness. Lush
texture lifted by the young fruit. The chocolate of the dish brought
out some of the highlights in the wine. That ethereal character, that
joy of youth, does make the point that these fortifieds are not only
great when they’re at their most dense and most expensive with a
lot of age, they can be glorious when they’re really young too.
Cathy van Zyl
Amber hued.
Typical Muscat raisin characters on the nose with burnt sugar. On the
palate this follows through. Raisin burnt sugar, good balance
fortification and a lovely clean finish. This lovely clean finish and
a perfect spirit balance assisted to clean the palate after the very
rich and delicious dessert. It’s a good food match.
Patrick Farrell
This was
unctuous, sweet, decadent, floral, rich, wonderfully balanced and was
stunning with the chocolate.
Stephen Harris
Some rich,
toasty, nutty notes followed by sweet sort of rose petal characters
and some caramel. The palate is very viscous. Very rich, round and
nectar like. A truly sublime balance with the food and the weight of
the chocolate soufflé was perfectly matched with the Muscat.
Lynnette Hudson
Beautiful tawny
colour with a brown orange hue. Intense Muscat nose. Raisins, orange
blossom. Incredible perfume. The aromatics on the palate as well.
Maybe a touch too much alcohol but just sensational. The dessert
makes the wine less intense. Absolutely stunning.
A rich wood aged dessert wine showing vibrant colour with intense ripe
Muscat grapes aromas. The smooth and rich flavours show considerable
lusciousness from both retained sweetness and fruit intensity.