Chambers Rosewood Vineyards NV Rare Muscat (Rutherglen)

A rich, comforting coffee color with a slight green rim, Chambers's Rare Muscat is a national treasure, with vines over a century old and from a solera blending system that's even older. Like sinking into your favorite armchair at the end of a long day, it envelops the senses in a cloak of melted dark chocolate, hazelnut, milky coffee, toffee and the spine of an old library book. The palate is intensely concentrated, with a viscous texture that glides satin-like over the tongue. The alcohol is present but in check, and a remarkable freshness remains. Divinely indulgent, to be savored slowly on its own or drunk with a nutty dark chocolate dessert. Christina Pickard