Lillypilly Estate 2006 Moscato

A late-harvest, non-botrytised sweet white wine, made from 78 per cent muscat of alexandria and 22 per cent semillon.

TASTING NOTES: Yellow colour with green tinge; delicate floral and grapey; light, rounded and soft. The wine captures all the hallmark muscat aromatics ... soft, easy drinking and with sufficient acidity to balance the sweetness. A greast match for lighter desserts, especially platters of fresh fruit and soft cheeses. Also an attractive chilled aperitif.

MUSCAT OF ALEXANDRIA: A FLAVOUR BOMB FROM ANTIQUITY

Muscat of alexandria is one of the oldest of grape varieties. Indeed, Jancis Robinson, in her excellent book Vines, Grapes and Wines, describes it as one of the most ancient cultivated plants we know and suggests, because it has been propogated by cuttings rather than seeds, muscat of alexandria is one of the oldest genetically unchanged plants still thriving.

The variety is presumed to have originated in northern Africa and may well have been harvested in the vineyards of ancient Egypt.

The flavours of muscat of alexandria are very close to most people's interpretation of the term "grapey" and the variety is ideally suited to producing medium-sweet, but highly refreshing, wines such as this.

We also encourage the development of botrytis in part of out muscat of alexandria vineyard and use the variety to produce some of our botrytised sweet whites.

MEDIA REVIEWS — CURRENT VINTAGE

REFRESHINGLY CRISP: Lillypilly Estate 2006 Moscato ... The nose is very aromatic with musk and herb notes. The palate os fresh as a daisy with balanced acidity together with peachy, apricot and pineapple fruit flavours. The wine is easy drinking if you have a sweet tooth, although it's not overly sweet. It is refreshingly crisp with acidity to match. Jim McMahon, Education (Sydney) 30 July 2007 — SEE CLIPPING

A VERY GLUGGABLE DROP: Lillypilly Estate 2006 Moscato ... Sweet, fragrant with lashings of passionfruit, lychees, musk, rose petals and frangipani. Delicate and lightweight yet also alluring and inviting. Smooth and easy drinking with good acidity that balances the ripe fresh fruit characters. Lingers long on the finish. A very gluggable drop. Try this with stuffed king prawns. Paul Ippolito, The Five-Minute Wine Rush (www.paulippolito.com.au) June 2007 — SEE CLIPPING