A note from Janice Robinson
it was the most beautiful pale rosy tawny. Like several Chambers wines, it seemed to have a trace of old oak on the nose but this was rather like a grace note rather than a major fault. The wine, like all these Rutherglen stickies, is extremely sweet and thick - fermented Christmas pudding? This is a wine, even at five years old, that has exceptional and distinctive personality and manages to be both sticky and dry on the end. I thought it tasted more complex than a regular five-year-old blend and wondered whether in fact it wouldn't qualify for the next level up, a Classic bottling. I certainly think it is great value and a great ambassador for one of Australia's relatively few distinctively Australian wine styles.
Sip it slowly, having served it very lightly chilled perhaps - or serve it at room temperature with cheese, nuts, or instead of Christmas pudding.
I do hope the world doesn't end before you are able to take advantage of this recommendation.
