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Table 9
Campbells Merchant Prince Rare Rutherglen Muscat
Australia, Rutherglen
Muscat à Petits Grains
RRP: £84.15
ABS Main Portfolio
Description
This classification is rare by name and by nature, the pinnacle of the Rutherglen muscats. It is the richest and most complete wine – displaying deep colour, intense fruit and dry ‘aged oak’ characters, rich viscous texture and extraordinary depth of mellowed complex flavours. Intense raisin fruit with nutty ‘aged oak’ complexity, which only comes from very lengthy maturation in oak casks. The ultimate in intensity. Raisined sweetness explodes on the front of the palate. Complex nutty flavours flow through the full length of the palate and the drying tannin finish lingers for many minutes.
Certifications
Alcohol
18.0%
Analytical data
sweet/dessert
410.0 g/l residual sugar
7.7 g/l acidity
Vineyard
Campbells Rutherglen vineyards
Yield: 20 hl/ha
Aromas
Aroma intensity: intense
Fruit: intense
Floral: restrained
Spice: restrained
Wood: moderate
Taste
Body: complex
Tannins: mild