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4603 Murray Valley Highway, PO Box 44, Rutherglen, Victoria 3685, AUSTRALIA

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Campbells Winery

(02) 6033 6000

4603 Murray Valley Highway Rutherglen Victoria 3685

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Monday – Saturday 10am – 5pm
Sunday 10am – 4pm

Closed Good Friday & Christmas Day. Private tasting & bus group by appointment.

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Rutherglen Topaque (500ml)

Lingering, fresh honeyed fruit

$25.00 CELLAR CLUB
$22.50

DESCRIPTION

Tasting Notes

Deep, brilliant old gold. Lifted toffee, honey and cold tea characters combine to produce the unique character of Rutherglen Topaque.

Rutherglen Topaque Tasting Note

Wine Making

The grapes are left until late in the season to achieve optimum ripeness, ensuring maximum fruit flavor and a high degree of natural sweetness. Selected parcels of the finished wine are then added to the Rutherglen Topaque solera which is a blend of a number of vintages from many past years. Wine can only be withdrawn from this solera when it matches exactly with the previous withdrawal thus ensuring the quality and consistency of style.

Cellaring

A heavenly match with honeycomb ice cream, fruit based desserts, soft cheeses, chilled as an aperitif or as an after dinner drink with coffee. Blended through our solera for optimum flavour and balance, this wine will not improve with further cellaring and should ideally be enjoyed soon after opening.

Technical

The Grapes: Muscadelle from Campbells Rutherglen vineyards.
Alcohol: 17.5%

Deep, brilliant old gold. Lifted toffee, honey and cold tea characters combine to produce the unique character of Rutherglen Topaque.

Palate:

Toffee and tealeaf characters predominate on the front of the palate with a cleansing hint of spirit and old oak on the finish. Rutherglen Topaque Tasting Note
The grapes are left until late in the season to achieve optimum ripeness, ensuring maximum fruit flavor and a high degree of natural sweetness. Selected parcels of the finished wine are then added to the Rutherglen Topaque solera which is a blend of a number of vintages from many past years. Wine can only be withdrawn from this solera when it matches exactly with the previous withdrawal thus ensuring the quality and consistency of style.
A heavenly match with honeycomb ice cream, fruit based desserts, soft cheeses, chilled as an aperitif or as an after dinner drink with coffee. Blended through our solera for optimum flavour and balance, this wine will not improve with further cellaring and should ideally be enjoyed soon after opening.
The Grapes: Muscadelle from Campbells Rutherglen vineyards.
Alcohol: 17.5%
The youngest in average age (5 years) and the freshest; this is a great way to get to know Topaque (aka muscadelle). Brings all the grape's character and gentle fortified quality to bear in orange marmalade, raisin cake, orange peel and fig with a whisper of nuttiness. Delicious. 375 ml. - 92 points

Halliday Wine Companion 2025

The introductory Topaque, the first tier of the Rutherglen Muscat Classification and the fruitiest, grapey-est, and possibly most accessible. Brilliant amber-orange hues. Bright aromas of orange peel, malt biscuits, caramels and sticky date pudding. Clean neutral spirit is a feature, bringing with it some true deliciousness. 375ml. - Jeni Port - 92 points

Halliday Wine Companion 2024

"The art of blending fortifieds is sadly being lost, which is why we look increasingly to Rutherglen for tradition and a sense of stability. Here it is in an entry-level topaque that rocks. Topaque's fineness and freshness is on display, in a show of malt, toffee, tea leaves, boiled fruitcake and spice. Smooth as, with length and balance." - Jeni Port - 93 points

Halliday Wine Companion 2023

"The Campbells house fortified style is about capturing elegance. Here is a case in point. Even at the entry-level classification, style is on display with lively orange peel, fruitcake and butterscotch aromas. Fine-edged with sweet peanut brittle toffee and honey, the palate drives clean and fresh to a long finish. 375ml." - Jeni Port - 93 points

Halliday Wine Companion 2022

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