Colour: Deep, brilliant old gold.
Bouquet: Lifted toffee, honey and cold tea characters combine to produce the unique character of Rutherglen Tokay.
Palate: Toffee and tealeaf characters predominate on the front of the palate with a cleansing hint of spirit and old oak on the finish.
Robert Parker 93 points - Best Buys from Australia. ”The average age of Campbells’ luxury blends is around 50 years, and the less expensive offerings are between 5-30 years of age. These stunning cuvees represent good values for what they are. The non-vintage Tokay (Muscadelle) reveals a lighter amber color in addition to burnt/roasted notes of camphor, scorched earth, prunes, figs, caramel, and marmalade. Its full-bodied sweetness is beautifully balanced by acidity (Oct 2004)
Wine Spectator 90 points - Light tawny in color, beguiling for its sweet, spicy, generous range of flavors, offering dried apricot, pear and vanilla notes with touches of exotic spice as they echo effortlessly. Drink now. 500 cases imported. (Mar 31 2004)
Wine Spectator 90 points - Deep gold, sweet and syrupy, featuring caramelized pineapple, burnt marshmallow and gentle spice flavors that play out with finesse. Muscadelle. Drink now.—H.S. (Jan 25 2012)
This classification is the foundation of the style; displaying the fresh aromas, rich fruit, clean spirit and great length of flavour on the palate, which are the mark of all the Tokays of Rutherglen.
The Tokays of Rutherglen bear a mark of authenticity – an oval logotype with a stylised ”R” – which is only applied to the wines drawn from the great vineyards of the region. The ”Tokay of Rutherglen” trademark assures the highest quality of wine exclusively sourced from the Rutherglen Wine Region.
Campbell’s ‘house style’ is typically complex and elegant, capturing a rich purity of fruit flavours
| Wine maker notes |
| "This classification is the foundation of the style; displaying the fresh aromas, rich fruit, clean spirit and great length of flavour on the palate, which are the mark of all the Tokays of Rutherglen.
The Tokays of Rutherglen bear a mark of authenticity – an oval logotype with a stylised "R" – which is only applied to the wines drawn from the great vineyards of the region. The "Tokay of Rutherglen" trademark assures the highest quality of wine exclusively sourced from the Rutherglen Wine Region.
Campbell’s ‘house style’ is typically complex and elegant, capturing a rich purity of fruit flavours."
--Colin Campbell
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| Producer |
| Situated entirely within the defined Rutherglen Wine Region, our vineyards total approximately 64 hectares (160 acres) of trialled and proven varieties. Rutherglen’s warm and dependable climate is, in many ways similar to the Rhone region of France and it comes as no surprise that the Rhone specialties of Shiraz (known as Syrah in France) and Durif prosper here.
Pride in the past and a commitment to the future by the Campbell Family today is evident with the 4th generation brothers Malcolm (viticulturist) and Colin (winemaker), who together with their wives Jenny and Prue and their mother Isabel, own and operate Campbells Wines. They have been joined by the fifth generation. Susan, daughter of Colin and Prue is our Marketing Manager and her sister Julie provides valuable input into our winemaking team. Since graduating with Honours in Oenology from Adelaide University in 2000 Julie has pursued her passion for shiraz (and languages) around the globe.
At Campbells, we are in a unique and privileged position. We have over four generations of winemaking knowledge, decades of aged stocks and some of the most modern winemaking technology available. This allows us to not only skillfully manage our ancient soleras to produce our Rutherglen Muscats and Tokays, but to capture the pure natural grape flavours of Rutherglen varieties and express them fully in our reds and whites.
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