YALUMBA ANTIQUE TAWNEY 37.5CL 19%

WINEMAKING / VITICULTURE Made over five decades ago, the original wines were blended from old-vine varieties such as Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvedre and Muscadelle. Since 1985, the use of Portuguese fortified varieties Touriga, Tinta Cao and Tinta Molle has added complexity to the blend, bringing finesse and elegance to this wine. The grapes are crushed and fermented on skins for several days to extract the fruit flavours and to build palate texture. After draining and pressing off skins, the fermentation is arrested by fortification with brandy spirit. The vintage wines are then put aside into small oak barrels to mature over time, developing the classic tawny charactersof chocolate, caramel and wood aged nuttiness. After many years of maturation, a selection of older and younger wines are judiciously blended to produce wines of complexity, balance of fruit and aged characteristics.

TASTING COMMENTS; Amber tawny in colour with an olive green hue, exhibiting aromas of rich toffee and caramels, sweet figs, chocolate, caramel and licorice spices with elegant brandy spirit and hints of nutty wood aged complexity. The palate is richly flavoured featuring caramel creme brulee with fine spirit characters and lingering flavours of dried fruits and nuts. The texture is sweet and smooth with roundness from the wood maturation and brandy spirit filling out the middle palate, providing the firm, drying finish. This is an outstanding dessert wine. Serve with stilton or hard cheddar; baked figs and pistachio ice cream; or ginger flavoured pudding. Can be served chilled, refrigerate after opening to maintain freshness. This velvety wine is blended from antique barrels of our very best tawny, and laid down in our historic cellars over many years. The aging process evaporates a tiny angel?s share every year leaving a rich, concentrated wine with a nutty character. winemaker: Kevin Glastonbury oak details: 

Matured for an average of 12 years in various older hogsheads and barriques. Yalumba Antique Tawny is a premium fortified wine that is rich and full-bodied with complex flavors and aromas. This fortified wine is made from a blend of aged tawnies that have been matured in oak barrels for an average of 20 years. The result is a wine that has a deep ruby color with a luscious bouquet of dried fruits, nuts, and spices.

On the palate, it has a smooth and silky texture with a long and lingering finish. Yalumba Antique Tawny is perfect for pairing with rich desserts such as chocolate cake, creme brulee, or vanilla ice cream. 

This is an outstanding dessert wine. Stilton or hard cheddar, baked figs and pistachio ice cream, or ginger flavoured pudding.

Can be served chilled. Refrigerate after opening to maintain freshness.