Chambers Rosewood Rare Muscat (375ML half-bottle)
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Tasted again in March 2016, the NV Rare Muscat has a deep brown color with a distinctive green tinge to the rim. The nose is, in a word, incredible and terribly difficult to describe, which is a great thing. Rancio doesn't begin to capture the complex, oxidative signature: honey coated walnuts, molasses, dates, sandalwood, baking spices, old chesterfields, aniseed and potpourri with fleeting, ethereal wafts of incense, roasted nut and exotic spice notes. Rich, unctuous and gratuitously multi-layered, this is one for the hedonists.
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Wine Enthusiast
A rich, comforting coffee color with a slight green rim, Chambers’s Rare Muscat is a national treasure, with vines over a century old and from a solera blending system that’s even older. Like sinking into your favorite armchair at the end of a long day, it envelops the senses in a cloak of melted dark chocolate, hazelnut, milky coffee, toffee and the spine of an old library book. The palate is intensely concentrated, with a viscous texture that glides satin-like over the tongue. The alcohol is present but in check, and a remarkable freshness remains. Divinely indulgent, to be savored slowly on its own or drunk with a nutty dark chocolate dessert.
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Wine Spectator
Rich and concentrated, this offers an unctuous, lush mouthful of date nut bread, candied ginger, chocolate-covered pretzel, candied orange zest and toasted cashew notes. The flavors are harmonious and expressive. A second wave of flavors and a jolt of acidity on the finish make this epic. Drink now through 2030.
Fringed by the beautiful Alpine Region and the Murry River, Chambers Rosewood Vineyards is a family owned and operated winery nestled on the edge of the charming town of Rutherglen. Rutherglen is a hamlet in North East Victoria, renowned for its wine-growing terroirs. The company is known worldwide for its Muscat and Muscadelle grapes and flagship fortified wines. Today, the winery delivers both top-notch bottled and bulk wines on both national and international fronts.
Since establishment in 1858 in Victoria's famed Rutherglen region, winemaking duties at Chambers Rosewood have been handed down through six generations. Relinquished in 2001 by Bill Chambers, one of Australia's most respected wine personalities, the aging and blending practices that shape these inimitable fortified wines are now entrusted with son Stephen. Recognized the world over for their complexity, intensity and balance, Chambers' Rare Muscats and Muscadelles are a national treasure; wines expertly blended from unctuous material that has matured quietly in the family cellars for more than ninety years.
Stephen collects berries for his wines from century-old vines, enriched with appropriate flavors and aromas, along with some newer young vines. He grows a wide range of varieties, Muscat and Muscadelle being at the forefront. Many other varieties include fruity Palomino, Roussanne, Riesling, Traminer, and Shiraz. The estate also uses the unique and rare Gouais grape, a parent of Chardonnay and Riesling, along with top-quality Tempranillo, Durif, Mondeuse, and Cinsault (Blue Imperial) to produce luscious wines. In the vineyards, they nurture precious vines as old as 110 years.