This is Campbell’s top end ‘Muscat’, currently retailing for around AUS120 dollars (approx $120 US - never thought you'd see that quoted, did you!
) for a 375 ml bottle! Cork sealed. 18% A/V.Dark brown/mahogany in colour with khaki green tinges. Opened volatile and astringent but with time (24 hours, i.e. tonight) this passes to reveal a magnificent ancient assembly of decadent smells, flavours and texture - a tour de force of its type and unique for the utter brilliance it delivers in the minute quantities that can be imbibed at any one time, as it verges on the consistency of fresh motor oil. The bouquet is a cornacopia of muscatels, dates, maple syrup, creme de caramel, molasses, sweet earth, dusty old oak, Christmas cake, baking spices and old tea chest - an unbelievable array of nuance! In the mouth wine has enormous viscosity with mouth coating and teeth staining intensity, flavours that mimic what’s found in the bouquet and a gobsmacking finish of monumental length and intensity. This is fortified dessert wine at its global best. 96 points.
BTW, my site is up and running again. A friend retreived the keys to get back in off my old hard drive. I've posted quite a few TN's from the last several months since I've been off air. Link is always at the bottom of my posts.