Elysium means paradise in Greek mythology, and this wine has been a little bit of paradise for me for a while. Actually, the first time I had it, I was stuck on their Essencia and didn't like it, but the next time around, I was moved over to this wine.

Like a lighter port, this wine has oomph to it, but even more so, it has the greatest flavors of blackberry, raspberry and dark cherry combined with muscat (the varietal is actually a cross of Muscat and another grape called Schiava Grossa). But this wine does remind you of a port. The body is heavy and it's like a weighty velvet on your tongue, but it goes down smooth, and finishes slowly.

This wine would actually be perfect as a sauce over something like cake or pie.

If you haven't tried it, go out and get you some. You'll thank me.