SKILLOGALEE LIQUEUR MUSCAT 18.6% 75CL

This fortified wine is made in the same way that tawny port is made. It is a blend of different vintages all made from fruit growing on Skillogalee vineyards. These separate wines are fermented and fortified and left to age in oak puncheons (500L). The current blend is made from 1992 and 1993 vintages predominantly, with a little older material to contribute some aged, rancio character and some younger wine to give freshness and lift. It is bright red/amber in colour with a light young sweet raisin nose. The palate shows nutty raisin and apricot flavours, very full and sweet but not cloying. The finish is lingering, very smooth and liqueur like. It has the mellow refinement of an aged tawny Port, yet with deeper, richer prune, walnut, fig, molasses and leather flavours. It’s a profound after-dinner wine, to accompany blue cheese or nuts in front of a roaring fire. One of the few wines intense enough to pair successfully with chocolate or Christmas Pudding.