Penfolds Bluestone 10 Year Old Tawny

In 1844 Christopher Rawson Penfold planted vines on the slopes of Magill to produce fortified wines. By 1881 Penfolds was responsible for one third of South Australia's fortified wine production. Penfolds Bluestone Ten Year Old Tawny is a tribute to 150 years of winemaking excellence housed within the bluestone cellar walls of Penfolds Magill Estate. It is a blend of outstanding Tawnies matured in small oak casks for an average of ten years. The combination of extended barrel maturation and Penfolds tradition of excellence has resulted in a wine with exceptional fruit richness, mellow aged complexity and great length of flavour.

Tasting Note: Dark mahogany colour. The nose is concentrated and well integrated displaying a fine balance of rich fruit, barrel-aged rancio complexity and an earthly spirit lift. The palate has a rich fruit intensity balanced by a mellow, smooth mouth-feel due to the long barrel maturation. Richraisined fruit, butterscotch and nutty complexity merge with lifted barrel-aged characters before a dry, cleansing finish.
Alc/Vol: 19.5%