8 Year Old Fine Tawny
Region
Multi-regional
Appearance
Medium tawny.
Bouquet
Lifted aromas of ripe dark fruit and nuts with barrel aged characters.
Palate
Wonderfully integrated fruit, almond, chocolate and nutty flavours together with barrel aged characters combine to give a persistent flavoursome palate.
Winemaking
Predominately Shiraz and Grenache fruit is allowed to stay on the vine until very ripe when the concentration of flavours has developed. After crushing and partial fermentation to retain some sweetness, the wine is pressed and then fortified with a neutral spirit prior to maturation in small and large format oak casks.
Wine Analysis
Alc/Vol: 18.5 % pH: 3.56 TA: 6.0 g/L
Cellaring
The wine has been aged in barrel and is designed for current consumption but will keep in the bottle for several years.
Suggested Cuisine
Enjoy after a meal with a platter of cheeses, dried fruit and nuts.
General Characteristics
Sweet Medium Bodied
USA
85 Points
"The NV 8 Year Old Tawny Port has a medium tawny-brick color and pronounced aromas of toffee, plum pudding, raisin cake and a whiff of burnt sugar. Very sweet (148 gram per liter of residual sugar), full and straightforward, it has decent balance and concentration with a very long finish."
Lisa Perotti-Brown, eRobertParker, May 2011
Canada
90 Points
"Pale brown and cola-like in colour, this Aussie homage to the Duoro's fortified wine shows aggressive yet balanced raisin, brown sugar, cocoa, cinnamon and vanilla make on the nose. There's some light acidity that works well to keep this tawny from becoming cloying – not much to worry about there. Though, as the raisin, toffee and spice notes on the palate are vibrant and mouth-coating. It's not actually port, but is a delicious Aussie fortified wine made in the port style."
Ben Mac-Phee, Winnipeg Free Press, January 2011
USA
88 Points
"A nicely balanced, easy-drinking tawny, with scents of toffee, dried fruits and nuts, with flavors that still retain a hint of cherries to go with the caramel like sweetness. This hides its alcohol well. Finishing with a sensation of fresh, lipsmacking fruit."
Joe Czerwinski, Wine Enthusiast - USA, January 2011
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