Baileys of Glenrowan Founder Series Classic Muscat, Glenrowan, Victoria
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Baileys of Glenrowan
Baileys of Glenrowan, based in Victoria, its vineyards situated in a beautiful area at the foot of the Warby Ranges. It specialises in red wines and luscious fortifieds. Established in 1870, Baileys has taken the best of the old vineyard winemaking techniques and combined these with modern winemaking skills to produce outstanding wines.
The wines have a cult following, partly due to their excellent reputation for developing well with age. Baileys is a medium sized winery of 143 hectares under vine, all the grapes for our wines are grown in the vineyard and the winemaking is completed on site. Many traditional winemaking techniques are used at Baileys, including the restored 100 year-old Basket Press.
Varieties of grapes grown at Baileys include Rutherglen brown Muscat, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tokay, Merlot and Touriga, and are all grown on phylloxera-resistant stock. Baileys makes both dry reds and dessert wines – Muscats, Tokays and Ports.
Muscat
Muscat refers to a family of grapes of which there are around 200 different branches. Muscat Blancs à Petits Grains is the most noble of the variety and makes the best and most distinctive wines. It is the only wine grape that produces wines that actually taste of grapes, and can produce a range of wines from pale, bone dry whites, through to golden yellow, rich, sweet wines.
In Alsace, two types of Muscat are grown - Muscat Blancs à Petits Grains and Muscat Ottonel. They are usually blended to produce wines that tend to be light and dry with a fruity, musky character and an intensely aromatic bouquet. Intensely sweet late harvest wines are also produced.
Muscat de Beaumes de Venise is one of the best Vin Doux Naturels in France. This is produced by adding grape spirit to the partly fermented must - the best producers, such as Domaine de Durban, produce deliciously sweet wines with rich grapey aromas balanced by fruity acidity.
In Australia Muscat à Petit Grains is used to produce the fortified Liqueur Muscats of Victoria (esp. Rutherglen). These are extraordinary wines - dark and treacly with a sensational perfume of orange, raisins and honey.
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Australia’s reputation for fortified wine is not as far-reaching as it perhaps ought to be. Glenrowan is the historic seat of production for these wines and Baileys are amongst the stand-out producers. On the nose there is an abundance of dried fruit notes; fig, date and raisin are closely followed by toffee apple. The palate is sweet and layered, however there’s a good linear acidity which, combined with a hint of ‘rancio’ make this an interesting and enjoyable alternative to some of the more traditional favourites amongst the fortified options available.
Nicholas Stewart - Fine Wine Team
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