The non-vintage Australian Marquee Classic Tokay Rutherglen desert wine from Victoria has 18% alcohol and scored 15+ points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20. It’s made by Chris and Jen Pfeiffer on an embankment just above Sunday Creek, a terrior ideal for very ripe grapes. I’ve cellared the bottle for a decade.
Almost as thick as Porto, this boutique dessert wine is many times picked among Australia’s best in the dessert catogory. Cheese cake and Creme Brûlée paired with the $21 bottle. A nose filled with caramel, malt and honey lingers. There’s just no need for so much alcohol. In vino veritas.
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