Winery DorrienThe Old Contemptibles Aged Tawny
Natural sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Details and technical informations about Winery Dorrien's The Old Contemptibles Aged Tawny.
Discover the grape variety: Muscat Valvin
Aromatic, structured whites with a pale golden robe, a supple palate with preserved acidity. Intense signature muscat aromas (rose, fresh grape), white flowers and exotic fruits. Early ripening and disease-resistant. Grown in the north-eastern United States (New York) and Canada (Ontario) for modern aromatic whites suited to continental climates. An American aromatic white variety from Cornell University, a muscat-type disease-resistant cross.
Informations about the Winery Dorrien
The Winery Dorrien is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 52 wines for sale in the of Barossa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Barossa Valley
World icon of Australian Shiraz: powerful, silky, sun-drenched king red with notes of jammy blackberry, plum, dark chocolate, liquorice and a touch of sweet spice, enveloping tannins — Penfolds Grange and Henschke Hill of Grace as mythical bottles. Fleshy, spicy old-vine Grenache (up to 180 years), dense Mourvèdre, structured Cabernet as complement. GI northeast of Adelaide (~11,600 ha), hot dry climate, pre-phylloxera vines founded by Silesians in the 19th c.
The wine region of Australie du Sud
Cradle of the great Australian Shiraz: powerful, sun-drenched reds with notes of blackberry, candied plum, pepper, chocolate and eucalyptus, ample tannins and vibrant fruit (Barossa, McLaren Vale). Firm, minty Cabernet Sauvignon on Coonawarra (terra rossa). Dry, lemony Riesling from Clare and Eden Valley, straight and taut. Fresh Sauvignon and Chardonnay from Adelaide Hills.
The word of the wine: Glycerol
Alcohol very present in wine (after ethyl alcohol) and which reinforces its unctuousness and fatty sensation.
