Stanton & Killeen

Stanton & Killeen Classic Muscat NV 12 Year Old 500ml

Name: Stanton & Killeen Classic Muscat NV 12 Year Old 500ml
Brand: Stanton & Killeen
SKU: 9316700000235
Price: 39.99 AUD
Availability: InStock

$39.99

~~$42.99~~ $39.99

Sale Sold out

Taxes included. Shipping calculated at checkout.

Recommended Retail $45.00

Stanton & Killeen Classic Muscat NV 12 Year Old is one of their most popular and highly awarded wines — cocoa, rich raisin fruit, rose petal and dried fig on the palate. Complex, luscious and deeply expressive — Rutherglen Muscat of outstanding award-winning distinction.

Tasting Notes

Appearance

This distinguished Rutherglen Muscat presents a deep, rich amber colour with tawny-mahogany hues of exceptional brilliance and aged intensity, displaying the outstanding quality characteristic of Stanton & Killeen Classic Muscat NV 12 Year Old — one of their most popular and highly awarded wines, crafted through a modified solera system that ensures outstanding consistency, complexity and depth of character across every release.

Aroma

The nose is immediately captivating, with the rich and complex aromatic profile of a Rutherglen Muscat of genuine distinction and award-winning character. Rose petal and dried fig create a beautifully expressive and deeply inviting bouquet of outstanding floral and fruit complexity — complemented by the rich raisin fruit and cocoa depth that define Stanton & Killeen’s celebrated Classic Muscat style and reflect the exceptional quality of Muscat grapes picked at optimum ripeness with high levels of natural grape sugar.

Palate

Complex and deeply rewarding on the palate, with cocoa, rich raisin fruit, rose petal and dried fig of exceptional depth and concentration delivering a flavour profile of genuine opulence and distinction. The natural grape sugars preserved through early fortification combine with the additional flavour released from the skins during short fermentation to create a Muscat of outstanding richness, complexity and enduring character. The finish is long, luscious and deeply satisfying.

Pairs With

This exceptional Stanton & Killeen Classic Muscat NV 12 Year Old is a natural companion to dark chocolate, cocoa cake, dried figs, rose-flavoured Turkish Delight, raisin pudding, or enjoyed chilled on its own as a contemplative dessert wine — the perfect expression of Rutherglen Muscat excellence.

View full details

Product Information

Variety: Muscat

Size mL: 500

Region: Rutherglen

ABV: 18%

Age Statement: No Age Statement (NAS)

Distillery Info

Winemaking Notes

Stanton & Killeen Classic Muscat NV 12 Year Old is crafted from Muscat grapes picked at optimum ripeness, with high levels of natural grape sugar and the concentrated flavours that come from extended ripening. Once picked, the grapes are crushed and kept on skins until fermentation commences, at which point they are quickly pressed and fortified with grape spirit — an early fortification that preserves the natural sugars whilst the short fermentation releases additional flavour from the skins. Once fortified, the wine is stored in large oak casks for three to four years before assessment for classification. Wines showing Classic potential are kept apart in large oak for a further few years before entering the first stage of the modified solera system — where each year wines are drawn off and added to older collections, ensuring the outstanding consistency, complexity and depth of character that define the Stanton & Killeen Classic Muscat style.

Vintage Conditions

Stanton & Killeen Classic Muscat NV 12 Year Old is sourced from Muscat grapes grown in the Rutherglen region — a warm continental climate ideally suited to the production of Muscat of exceptional ripeness, natural grape sugar concentration and the extended ripening flavours that define this celebrated style. The modified solera system employed by Stanton & Killeen ensures that each release of Classic Muscat delivers the same outstanding complexity, richness and award-winning character — cocoa, rich raisin fruit, rose petal and dried fig — that have made this one of the most popular and highly awarded wines in the Stanton & Killeen range and a benchmark of Rutherglen Muscat excellence.