Muscadel = Red Muscadel = Muscadet de Frontignan = Muscat Blanc. So many names for the same grape sometimes it is difficult to sort out what is in the bottle. In South Africa Red Muscadel is Muscat Blanc and so another varietal bites the dust. According to wiki, "Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains is considered one of the oldest grape varieties still in existence."This one is a dessert wine weighing in at 16% abv. and it will be the final bottle of the evening. Rietvallei has been making these for almost 150 years so I am looking forward to this $16 bottle. The wine looks like a rose'. Its syrupy sweet approaching cough syrup. Its not bad at all sort of a Lambrusco on steroids. The label recommends serving it over crushed ice in summer. I'd say that sounds about right.
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