Chambers Rutherglen Muscat 375ml

Chambers Rutherglen Muscat 375ml
Chambers Rosewood has been making Muscat in Rutherglen, Victoria since the 1850s, and this bottling captures the classic, generous style the family has built its reputation on. Made from Brown Muscat, also known as Muscat a Petit Grains, it is blended from parcels aged between six and ten years old in old oak. Expect an amber gold colour with copper hues, leading into a nose of raisins, sultanas and warm cinnamon spice lifted by the fortifying spirit. The palate is rich and silky, sweet dried fruit balanced by aged oak tannins and bright acidity, finishing clean rather than cloying. At 18% ABV, this is a small, indulgent pour built for slow sipping alongside blue cheese or something rich and chocolatey.

What the experts say:
Christina Pickard, Wine Enthusiast (NV) - 93/100
Chambers is a benchmark producer of the Rutherglen style and this late-picked Muscat offers a burnt-orange-sunset hue in the glass, with a green rim. Evoking enticing aromas of orange marmalade, honey, medjool dates and almond blossom, the palate continues along similar lines. Unctuous and intensely sweet, there's just enough acidity to keep this from syrup territory. It would benefit enormously from a creamy, salty cheese pairing.