Rare Topaque is a fortified produced by Stanton & Killeen in Rutherglen, Rutherglen, Australia. Made from Muscadelle. Cellarion's sommeliers have reviewed the drink window of 1 vintage; members see when it is ready. Track this wine and manage your cellar with Cellarion — the free, open-source wine app at cellarion.app.
Type: Fortified
Appellation: Rutherglen
Region: Rutherglen
Country: Australia
Grapes: Muscadelle
Tasting profile
Structure: full-bodied, medium acidity, sweet
Topaque is fortified Muscadelle, a Rutherglen style found essentially nowhere else in the world — the name was adopted in 2010 when Australian producers gave up the term Tokay. Rare is the top of the four-tier classification, requiring an average blend age of at least twenty years and usually carrying far older material through the solera. Grapes are raisined on the vine, fortified, then aged in old barrel in hot sheds where evaporation concentrates the wine each summer. Amber and viscous: butterscotch, cold tea, malt, raisin, dried fig and toffee, deeply sweet with a clean spirit lift that keeps it from becoming syrupy. More savoury and tea-like than Rutherglen Muscat, which is the useful distinction between the two.
When to drink
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Where it comes from
Muscadelle
Muscadelle is a white grape from the Bordeaux region of France, traditionally used as a minor blending partner to Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc.
More wines
From Stanton & Killeen
- Vintage Port — Stanton & Killeen, Rutherglen
More fortified wines from Rutherglen
- Cellar Reserve Old Tawny Grand — Morris, Rutherglen
- Classic Rutherglen Topaque — Pfeiffer, Rutherglen
- Paramount Collection Rare Tokay — Seppeltsfield, Rutherglen
- Rutherglen Topaque — Campbells, Rutherglen
Frequently asked questions
Where is Rare Topaque from?
Rare Topaque is produced by Stanton & Killeen in Rutherglen, Rutherglen, Australia.
What grapes are in Rare Topaque?
Rare Topaque is made from Muscadelle.