Grant Burge 10 Year Old Tawny NV (Australia)

Description

Sweet

• Rancio
• Fresh fruit
• Oak tannins
• Dry finish

A tawny colour with tinges of red. Complex rancio characters show through on the bouquet, together with some fresh fruit characters and excellent integration of spirit. The palate is sweet and mellow but finishes quite dry and shows a harmonious balance of developed fruit characters and oak tannins.

This fine mature tawny is made from the Barossas traditional tawny varieties - Grenache, Mataro and Shiraz - and has been blended to an average age of 10 years.

After harvest and crushing, fermentation is initiated in traditional open fermenters. The fermentation is stopped at the desired sweetness level by the addition of high-quality brandy spirit. After pressing and clarification, the wine is matured in older barriques and hogsheads which allow the wine to slowly develop harmony and complexity without adding obvious oak character.