A top-class sweetie
Sicily's Moscato della Torre is the finest muscat I have ever tasted, says Matthew Jukes.
2010 Moscato della Torre, Marabino, Noto, Sicily, Italy (£34, 75cl, Cheese & Wine Co of Hampton Village, 020-8941 7758; Peckham's shops: in Glasgow, 0141-357 1454; Edinburgh, 0131-668 3737, Aberdeen, 01224-583 688).
The London Wine Trade Fair in May seemed very quiet this year. There were fewer stands and a lot of notable absences, but in the muted atmosphere of Excel, in London's Docklands, I still managed to sniff out a few incredible wines and this is the first that I would like to bring to your attention.
I absolutely adore sweet muscats and the wines from Noto, in Sicily, are invariably sublime. Moscato della Torre is, however, categorically the finest I have ever tasted. It is also a full bottle price, so in the world of top-class sweeties it is a true find.
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The mandarin, caramel and wild honey notes permeate your sense and there is a lovely lick of crisp acidity on the finish to freshen the palate. Awesome with any pudding, this is a must for serious dinner parties. In addition to this heavenly discovery, winemaker Pierpaolo Messina also makes a staggeringly good red 2010 Marabino, Noto, Nero d'Avola (£18, Cheese & Wine Co).
This is, again, the finest of its variety I have tasted. Marabino is clearly a name to follow.
Matthew Jukes is a winner of the International Wine & Spirit Competition's Communicator of the Year (www.matthewjukes.com).
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Matthew Jukes has been the MoneyWeek wine correspondent since 2006.
He has worked in the UK wine business for well over three decades and during this time has written 14 wine books. His four highly-acclaimed, annual wine reports – the Burgundy En Primeur Report, the Bordeaux En Primeur Report, the Piemonte Report and the 100 Best Australian Wines – are published on his website.
Matthew is a winner of the International Wine and Spirit Competition's Communicator of the Year Trophy. His thoughts, recommendations and tastings notes are followed very closely by the wine world at large.
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