The NV Calliope Grand Muscat is very deep brown in color giving dried fruit cake and liquored raisin aromas with supporting notes of roasted nuts, treacle and allspice. It’s unbelievably sweet and rich with crisp acidity to balance and a very long finish. Best known for their rare, fortified vintage blends of Muscat and Tokay – the style that really put Rutherglen on the fine wine map – R L Buller also produce some very good if robust table wines that speak of the region’s hot growing season.Importer: Southern Starz, Huntington Beach, CA; tel. (714) 892-3030

Giving aromas of dark brown sugar, black strap molasses, licorice and preserved walnuts, the deeply brown colored NV Calliope Rare Muscat is again incredibly sweet and viscous with a good amount of acid to balance and is decadently rich and nutty / spicy in the very long finish. All these vintage blended fortified wines are bottled to drink now and though are stable enough to hold, they are not designed to improve with cellaring.Best known for their rare, fortified vintage blends of Muscat and Tokay – the style that really put Rutherglen on the fine wine map – R L Buller also produce some very good if robust table wines that speak of the region’s hot growing season.Importer: Southern Starz, Huntington Beach, CA; tel. (714) 892-3030