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Yalumba Museum Reserve Muscat(NV)
- Winery:
- The Yalumba Wine Company
- Varietal:
- Muscat
- Region:
- Australia > South Australia > Barossa
- Type:
- Dessert/Fortified
- Color:
- Red
- User Tags:
- fortified, dessert wines, muscat, white grape, other grape, digestif, rich, luscious, classic, caramel
The production of premium fortified wine has long been part of the history at Yalumba. Founder Samuel Smith first made port back in the 1860s, and the South Australian Governor (1914-1920) Sir Henry L Galway selected his own personal "pipes" from the Yalumba bodega.
Today Yalumba maintains its reputation for its premium quality fortified wines by occasionally releasing very small parcels of Show Reserve stocks. This old Muscat was sourced from the Rutherglen and other Northern traditional areas of Victoria then blended and stored in French oak puncheons in our marble read more...
Today Yalumba maintains its reputation for its premium quality fortified wines by occasionally releasing very small parcels of Show Reserve stocks. This old Muscat was sourced from the Rutherglen and other Northern traditional areas of Victoria then blended and stored in French oak puncheons in our marble read more...
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October 2008
- The non-vintage Museum Reserve Muscat is exotic, full-bodied, rich, and sweet. It spent 7 years in wood, and was bottled from a solera system. This amber-hued, rich, unctuously-textured effort boasts luscious aromas and flavors of marmalade, figs, chocolate, melted caramel, toffee, and prunes. Once again, Australia proves this country is hard to beat when it comes to their fortified after-dinner wines, which still sell for a song. - Wine Advocate The production of premium fortified wine has long been part of the history at Yalumba. Founder Samuel Smith first made port back in the 1860s, and read more...
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Source:
Wine.com
- The Wine Advocate rating: 97
- SillyValley
- San Jose, CA
- January 2008
- Not bad at all. In fact, it was almost sublime with some St Agur blue cheese and walnuts. Without food it's really nice and smooth and rich and decadent until the finish where there is a harsh alcohol bite.
- October 2008
- A bit on the sour side. Not my favorite.
