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Burge Family Winemakers - Wilsford Old Sweet White - Muscadelle - Non Vintage - 500mL - 4 Bottle Lot
Est. range: $35+ per bottle / $140-$220 per 4 btl pack
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- Lot #14311217
- 95/100 Points RPJ
- Actual Bottles Pictured
- Zero Ullage, Perfect Labels
- Cork Closure
- Professionally Cellared
- 18% abv
- Average Retail price $85-100 per bottle
- 4 Bottle Lot (multiple Lots)
Review
95 points Wine Advocate
The light amber-hued Old Sweet White (18% alcohol), made from 90% Muscadelle and 10% Pedro Ximinez, possesses loads of flavor, plenty of sweet caramel, hazelnut, and honey notes, and a long, tea-like finish. It will keep in the bottle 5-10 days after being opened; unopened it will keep indefinitely. Until 3-4 decades ago, many Australian wineries were better known for their fortified than dry table wines. For whatever reason, many of these fortifieds fell out of favor in Australia, and have never received the respect they deserve given how spectacular many can be. Rick Burge’s ancestors always made fortified wines, and kept the soleras active during their lifetimes. After many years, Rick Burge decided to begin bottling some of these old fortified wines. There are five different offerings, all of them stunningly rich and intense. I suspect most of them are extremely old, although no records were kept, so it is impossible to know the average age of the solera for each of these cuvees. No one will be disappointed in these spectacular non-vintage fortifieds. (RP) 
(10/2004)
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