I'm no connoisseur but this stuff is the best of the fortified wines I've tried. Be careful, a bottle goes just like that!

Stanton and Killeen are one of the oldest Rutherglen wineries, and certainly one of the world's finest producers of fortifieds, and this is a great example of that. The middle of the three level range, the Classic pours from the bottle with a hue somewhere between Golden Syrup and Molasses, with a wonderful viscous sheen. The nose is marvellous, grapes, raisins/sultanas, plum pudding and fruitcake. The taste is creamy, with the wine coating the mouth - the grape and raisin taste is there, with a beautiful lingering sweetness. A wonderful after-dinner tipple on a winter's night. If you don't drink Australian fortified, do the right thing - buy yourself a bottle of this and you'll be converted for life.

This stunning wine recently picked up two trophies at the International Wine Challenge in London. The Rutherglen Trophy and the International Fortified Muscat Trophy. Gorgeous wine.

This is a lovely example of how great Australian fortifed wines are. A lovely lingering finish with incredible sweetness. Very, very drinkable. Restrain yourself!