Originally Posted by RBH58 (Post 14093973)

Australia's De Bortoli Noble One is a pretty epic botrytis semillion. Nothing subtle about it (it's Australian after all) but it possesses amazing complexity. There are quite a number of really excellent botrytis affected wines produced in Australia. Most from the Griffith region in New South Wales.

In heavier, leaning towards more port-ish styles, the best fortified wines from Australia's Rutherglen region on the Victorian/New South Wales border, are undoubtedly some of the finest fortified wines produced anywhere in the world bar nowhere. And most people outside of Australia would never have come across them. Most people only know Australia for overblown (and often nasty) Chardonnay and blockbuster Shiraz. And the makers of Yellow Tail should be prosecuted for bringing the Australian wine industry into disrepute.

Originally Posted by Air Koryo (Post 14188918)

Silver Sage's 'The Flame'

A late harvest Gewurztraminer, peach/apricot fruit and a hot pepper. ...