Campbells, Prince Rare Rutherglen Muscat

Campbells, Prince Rare Rutherglen MuscatNamed after the ship which transported winery founder John Campbell to Australia in 1857, this is a massively concentrated, complex solera aged blend. The mahogany hue and olive rim signpost the oldest component (60 to 70 years old), whose deep seated spiciness combines with younger components to keep the sucrosity (400g l) in balance only just! Dense and velvety, it displays tremendous depth and layers of fig pudding, Medjool dates, tamarind, mellow

I guess you could say that this is a Lafleur that has “grown up” in recent years but it has something up its sleeve for those prepared to wait another decade

the press wine never makes it into the final blends

musky earth and spicecake aromas show outstanding clarity and pick up a smoky mineral nuance with aeration

Subtle but not imperceptible wood and menthol elements set off the peppery and sauvage inflected red currant scents

with a rich core of fruit

with gently chewy tannins

French oak

with a concentrated core of alluringly herbal fruit and a long

Giuseppe Quintarelli's namesake 2008 Rosso del Bepi (made well before this legendary figure would pass away in 2012) is made in the so-called average vintages when Amarone is not produced

Mazuelo and Graciano

This is velvety and texturally deep

The 2012 Barolo Villero is one of the more successful wines in the range