A powerful expression of Muscat d’Alexandrie that builds itself on the scorching heat of the 2022 vintage. An aromatic grape, here the developed level of ripeness takes things in a different, more serious direction, with spicy aromas of cracked white peppercorn, aniseed and bitter citrus peel.
Out of glass the wine is mouth-coating and intense, feeling honeyed and nectar-like, somehow ancient. Lychee, Seville orange marmalade and that medicinal quality that seems to run through all of Fatim's wine, this is a serious expression of the grape like we've never tried before. Furthermore, the wine evolves impressively when open over a number of days.
The grapes were split after harvest, half de-stemmed and half remaining as whole bunches, which were then crushed and macerated over a number of weeks. The wine was then pressed into old barrels to rest before bottling with no additions at any stage.
