Chambers Rosewood Rutherglen Rare Muscat (375ML half-bottle)

"As has been noted in Issues 168 and 173, they are the product of a solera system so there is total consistency from year to year. The lower end wines are spectacular values and the Rare bottlings approach perfection. They should not be missed."

100 Points

The Wine Advocate

"Not a Cellar Selection in the traditional sense of requiring additional aging, this venerable wine (it contains some material 100 years old) is ready to drink now, but should hold in the bottle indefinitely. It's dark coffee-brown, with delectable aromas of rancio, pressed flowers, molasses and honey, yet despite enormous concentration avoids excessive weight. Amazingly complex and fresh on the neverending finish. "

100 Points

Wine Enthusiast

"Beautifully fragrant, with a sense of true age, depth and power; floral on entry, the acidity is extraordinary and gives the wine amazing life and nerve; the layers of flavour are almost countless, and this wine is truly something that every wine lover must experience at least once in their lives; one sip was taken for this entire note and the flavour is still building; thanks to the Chambers for sending these in this year."

98 Points

Australian Wine Companion

"Deep, amber-edged brown. A kaleidoscopic nose offers confectionery aromas of candied cherry, toffee, vanilla, sultana raisin, date and spice cake. Deeply sweet and penetrating, with notes of candied fig, quince paste, caramel and toffeed apple complementing dense pit fruit and cherry flavors. Finishes very long and sweet, with a smoky nuance. This refuses to let up. "

96 Points

International Wine Cellar

"Sweet, viscous and deliciously balanced to let its coffee, almond, walnut and spice rack overtones wrap easily around a silky core of cherry, prune and tobacco. This has depth and intensity and actually finishes with a reasonable balance. Drink now. 10 cases imported."

95 Points

Wine Spectator

"From a solera of wines over 100 years old, this wine’s potent complexity starts off in dark scents of treacle, then explodes on the palate in a heady rush of flavor that lasts for minutes. Age is one of the specters that rushes past, the wine’s antiquity revealed in barrel scents of coffee beans and earth. Lively fruit rises over the warmth of the wine, feeding a fire that might be contained with a bite of pound cake."

95 Points

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