Tasting Note: Rutherglen Muscat, Chambers

GENERAL INFORMATION

Estate / Producer / Brand: Chambers Rosewood Vineyards

Region: Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia

Appellation: Rutherglen Muscat

Type: Fortified Red wine

Vintage: Non Vintage

Date of Tasting: November 2022 – Bottle

Type of viticulture: Conventional viticulture

Grapes used: 100 % ‘Muscat à Petits Grains Rouges’

Blend: N/A

Winemaking details: Not communicated

Aging: Not communicated

Sugar level: high

Sulphites: contains sulphites

APPEARANCE

• Colour = Brown
• Intensity = Medium

NOSE

• Intensity = Pronounced
• Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
• Aromas = plum, caramel, chocolate, coffee, raisin, fig, cooked fruit

PALATE

• Sweetness = Sweet (Intense)
• Acidity = Medium
• Tannins = N/A
• Alcohol = Medium for a fortified (18.5°)
• Body = Full
• Flavour Intensity = Pronounced
• Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
• Flavour details = plum, caramel, chocolate, coffee, raisin, fig, cooked fruit, honey
• Other = Intense sugary taste
• Finish = Long

GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)

• Overall Quality = Very Good
• Bottle Aging =
  • Can be kept at around 8°C for up to 5-7 years
  • Will not really develop further complexity through aging
• Retail Price = 20 euros for a 37.5cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
• Value for Money = good quality offered for the price
• Comparison with same price competition = good compared to average
• Suitability for Diabetics = Not suitable
• Service Temperature = around 8°C
• Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = cakes and cream
• Comments = typical of a Rutherglen Muscat
• Final Grade = B+

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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE

Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.

• Overall Quality scale
  • Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
• Bottle Aging
  • Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
• Retail Price
  • Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
• Value for Money
  • Quality offered compared to the price paid
• Comparison with same price competition
  • where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
• Suitability for Diabetics
  • Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
• Comments
  • Any additional elements worth noting
• Final Grade Scale
  • A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
  • A+ = Outstanding Wine
  • A = Great Wine
  • A- = Very Very Good
  • B+ = Very Good
  • B = Good
  • B- = Noteworthy
  • C+ = Acceptable
  • C = Poor
  • F = The worst grade of this scale