1999 Quady Elysium

[ShortWiner]

An interesting little drink. Made from the Black Muscat grape, which is not mentioned at all in my Larousse. The Oxford Encylopedia o' Wine says it's also known as Muscat Hamburg and says it's mostly used as a table grape. The wacky people at Quady, however, have made it into a beautifully-colored perfume of a wine. Borrowing a term from IK's Charisma post, it looks like a "dessert rose", a gorgeous transparent ruby color. The label says "roses," and that's just what your get on the nose. The rosy perfume sort of fills your mouth, lightly, and some red berries tiptoe around your palate. Some sweetness, but not at all too much for me, and I tend to be quite wary of cloying dessert wine. Didn't really stand up to my wife's fudgy brownies, but I forgave it. I'd say quite a nice value for $12/375 ml (also available at $17/750 ml).

[This message has been edited by ShortWiner (edited 02-18-2003).]