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{Tasting Notes}
Fortified Wines Aged Tawny
{THE FRUIT}
This fine aged tawny is made from the Barossa’s traditional tawny varieties - mostly grenache, with some mataro and shiraz - and has been blended to an average age of six years.
{THE WINEMAKING}
A solera-based system is used, enabling us to consistently release wines of high quality. A limited quantity of Aged Tawny is drawn for bottling each year and the barrels topped up with selected younger wine.
{THE COMMENTS}
The wine is a lovely golden tawny colour with definite red tinges. The spicy fruit flavours are a legacy of the high proportion of grenache and add a lifted freshness to the more complex aged characters in the background. The palate is smooth and rich, with the mid-palate sweetness balanced by an elegant drying finish.
{THE REVIEWS}
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Non Vintage - chere here to see reviews
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Winestate Magazine, March 2002
Winestate Magazine, March 2002
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“Lovely nose of caramel and nuts over dried fruit. Clean spirit weaves through mid-weight palate. Good flavours and a drying aftertaste.” 3 stars
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Winestate Magazine, May/June 2002
Winestate Magazine, May/June 2002
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Oak dominates nose. Slight linseed/ rancio notes. Luscious, liqueur style palate. Good balance of sweet fruit and a sweet fruit finish. 4 ½ stars.
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The Wine and Spirit Insider, May 2003
The Wine and Spirit Insider, May 2003
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Strong linseed oil-like nose with pleasant coffee and rancio aromas. Soft aged palate, warm spirit and sweet on the finish.
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Huon Hooke, Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide 05–06
Huon Hooke, Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide 05–06
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Penguin Best Value Fortified Wine
Grant Burge's family has been making port in the Barossa for yonks, so they have a pretty good stock of old wines to draw on when blending. This one seems to have gone up a peg since our last review of it. Current release non-vintage. This is a lovely port, showing good depth of aged character well above its price station. The colour is light tawny. It smells as though there's some sherry, or 'old sweet white' material in it, and there's a dollop of rancio that you don't expect to find in a wine of this price. Underneath is a rich fruity palate with raisin, prune and chocolate flavours. The finish is mellow and clean, drying off nicely, and the complex flavours linger. A real bargain! Sip with chocolates and coffee. 5 stars
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James Halliday Wine Companion 2006
James Halliday Wine Companion 2006
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Rating 86
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Huon Hooke, The Good Weekend, The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, November 2006
Huon Hooke, The Good Weekend, The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, November 2006
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It is truly amazing that a port as good as this should sell so cheaply. Don't tell your guests what it cost, but serve a small glass with a cheese platter, fresh walnuts and muscatels after dinner
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Darryl Thomas, By the Glass, Sunday Territorrian Dec 06
Darryl Thomas, By the Glass, Sunday Territorrian Dec 06
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Predominantly a Grenache based wine it is a smooth, rich style with luscious spicy fruit flavours. Quite refreshing for this sweet "Port" style, the dry finish gives the wine excellent balance
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