Deep brown in color with a slight green tinge to the rim, the NV Show Liqueur Muscat gives moderate to intense aromas of mashed raisins, prunes, fruit cake, roasted hazelnuts and a whiff of coffee. Incredibly sweet (228 grams per liter of residual sugar) and rich, it is well balanced with very crisp acid and finishes long, but is a little simple. Drink it now. Importer: De Bortoli Wines USA Inc, Tel: + 1 201 714 9700; www.debortoli.com.au.

This wine shows its age in the dark coffee color rimmed with green. Dates and raisins provide the foundation for complex molasses and rancio notes that build on the finish, where enough citrusy notes provide balance to the syrupy-sweet flavors.——J.C.(12/15/2007)—— 90