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As one of Rosenblum Cellars' fun wines, the Black Muscat is simple and straightforward, with unadulterated flavors of the grape itself. Anchored by expressive grape character and a hint of pear jelly, it is about as close as you can come to grabbing a cluster off the vine. The smooth, unctuous body is balanced by a clean, crisp alcohol. As a dessert wine, the Black Muscat is neither overpowering nor cloying, instead displaying delightfully crisp and playful nuances—an excellent match for a rich, flourless chocolate cake. Using 100 percent Black Muscat grapes, they cool fermented the wine in stainless steel tanks to retain the high, pretty aromatics. Approximately halfway through fermentation, at 16 degrees Brix with 10 percent residual sugar, they added a high-proof neutral grape spirit to arrest fermentation. We then pressed the wine clear and allowed it to settle before racking into old, used barrels for 14 months, which imparted a hint of structure without obscuring bright aromatics in the nose. |
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