Winery Penfolds - Grandfather Rare Tawny

Winery PenfoldsGrandfather Rare Tawny

4.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Grandfather Rare Tawny of Winery Penfolds is a natural sweet wine from the region of Barossa of Australie du Sud.
This wine is a blend of 5 varietals which are the Mourvèdre, the Tinta Barroca, the Tinto cão, the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
The Grandfather Rare Tawny of the Winery Penfolds is in the top 20 of wines of Australia and in the top 10 of wines of Barossa.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

caramel, toffee

Wine with microbio taste

cream, cheese

Wine with earth taste

honey, smoke

Wine with spices taste

cinnamon, pepper

On the nose the Grandfather Rare Tawny of Winery Penfolds in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, orange peel or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal.

Details and technical informations about Winery Penfolds's Grandfather Rare Tawny.

Winemaker
Peter Gago
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
19°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Grandfather Rare Tawny - 2015
In the top 10 of of Barossa wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Grandfather Rare Tawny - 2013
In the top 10 of of Barossa wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Grandfather Rare Tawny - 2012
In the top 10 of of Barossa wines
Average rating: 4.811110.5
Grandfather Rare Tawny - 2010
In the top 10 of of Barossa wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Grandfather Rare Tawny - 2008
In the top 10 of of Barossa wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Grandfather Rare Tawny - 2005
In the top 10 of of Barossa wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Grandfather Rare Tawny - 2000
In the top 10 of of Barossa wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Grandfather Rare Tawny from Winery Penfolds are 2012, 2015, 2013, 2010 and 2008.

Informations about the Winery Penfolds

The winery offers 157 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This winery is part of the Treasury Wine Estates.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Barossa in the region of Australie du Sud
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The Winery Penfolds is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 162 wines for sale in the of Barossa to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 25 of of Australia wines
In the top 20 of of Barossa wines
In the top 35 of natural sweet wines
In the top 1500 wines of the world

The wine region of Barossa

Barossa is one of the six wine-producing zones of SouthAustralia, and arguably the most recognized name in the Australian wine industry. Barossa wines have attracted more international awards than any other region in the country. It is divided into two sections: the western Barossa Valley (effectively the Warmer valley floor) and on the eastern side the cooler, higher altitude Eden Valley, both of which have a distinct Geographical Indication (GI) formalized in 1997. Grapegrowing conditions vary immensely across the wider Barossa zone and this is reflected in the markedly different wine styles produced here.


The wine region of Australie du Sud

SouthAustralia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.

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