Stanton & Killeen Grand Muscat NV 500ml from Rutherglen is a dark, luxurious fortified that takes classic Muscat richness up a notch, delivering serious depth, warmth and complexity in the glass for late‑night sipping and indulgent cheese boards. This Grand Muscat NV, with an average age pushing well over a decade in barrel, feels like liquid Christmas at the end of a cool Adelaide evening.

In the glass you are looking at deep caramelised‑amber colour and intense aromas of Christmas cake, dried fig, raisin and dark toffee, with layers of espresso, molasses, roasted nuts and baking spice. The palate is full‑bodied, dark and viscous, packed with concentrated dried‑fruit, coffee and treacle flavours, beautifully balanced by savoury, mature rancio notes and just enough freshness to keep the long, warming finish from feeling cloying.

This Stanton & Killeen Grand Muscat NV 500ml is a stunning match for blue cheese, aged cheddar, rich chocolate tart, Christmas pudding, sticky date pudding or a plate of fruitcake and roasted nuts, and it is also superb simply on its own in a small glass when you want something truly decadent. It is the kind of fortified you pour to show just how complex and layered Rutherglen Muscat can be.