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Penfolds Great Grandfather Rare Tawny
Penfolds Great Grandfather Rare Tawny
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Great Grandfather Rare Tawny was created in 1994 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Penfolds. Subsequent blending material has been sourced from stage six of the ‘Grandfather Solera’ and individual batches of maturing Grandfather that are identified as having exceptional quality. These components are further aged before being blended and introduced into the ‘Great Grandfather Solera’. After an initial launch of exactly 1994 bottles to commemorate the year of its inaugural release, Great Grandfather is only ever released in limited quantities to ensure the age and quality of the style is never compromised.
With a minimum average blended age of 30 years, Penfolds Great Grandfather Rare Tawny delivers a beguiling mix of age, structure, strength and complexity with each and every sip. As Great Grandfather is produced using a Solera system and sourced from additionally matured Grandfather stocks, it will always retain every variety used, albeit in small amounts. Of some 13 varieties identified, the major varieties that form the backbone of the blend from year to year are Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro and Cabernet.
It has a lustrous deep tawny with an obvious yellow-green edge colour. The nose is intense, fragrant and seductive with alluring toffee/praline notes, rich fruit characters of quince paste, fig, raisin and candied peel, and toasted almonds and roasted chestnuts.
The palate is seamless and integrated from start to finish, evoking dark fruitcake, milk and dark chocolate, coffee, vanillin and aniseed all in abundance. Toffee/brulee sugar with orange zest and marzipan add length and balance to the palate. The richness and weight of the wine are held in harmony by the spirit-acid balance, which conveys the long, persistent finish.
The palate is seamless and integrated from start to finish, evoking dark fruitcake, milk and dark chocolate, coffee, vanillin and aniseed all in abundance. Toffee/brulee sugar with orange zest and marzipan add length and balance to the palate. The richness and weight of the wine are held in harmony by the spirit-acid balance, which conveys the long, persistent finish.
"Bottle no. 0807 of 4200 from the Series 16 selection. Light golden brown; arguably the best of all Australian tawnies, with more luscious fruit than Seppelt DP90 (the other contender); luscious it may be, but it is also wonderfully elegant, with rancio and Christmas cake and toffee flavours on the mid-palate, moving to a spicy, dry and ultimately fresh finish. James Halliday 98 Points"
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