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2017 was an extremely dry year in Málaga, and the Moscatel grapes for the sweet 2017 Molino Real were picked early (starting August 14th). The fermentation was long and complex in 225-liter oak barrels, and the wine matured slowly at low temperature for 20 months in barrel. It's 13.57% alcohol and has 135 grams of sugar. It feels a bit roasted—there was a burning wind from Africa—and the ripeness without one bunch was different. The wine has musky aromas and flavors within the classical notes of the Molino Real (to me bay leaf and condensed milk). It's very intense on the palate, sweet but with a kind of lightness that makes it more aerial, not ethereal but not heavy at all and with freshness. RP
One of the finest and most original sweet wines from Spain is the Moscatel 2019 Molino Real, from a year that was classical for the zone (despite some rain during the time when the grapes were being sun dried). It has a very distinct nose of bay leaf, mint and condensed milk and is balanced and fresh, not sweet despite the 130 grams of residual sugar that seem to be nicely balanced and integrated into the wine. RP