Arthur Wines Reserve Margaret River Tawny NV
Posted: July 21, 2022
Lovely berry fruit characters transitioning to chocolaty plum elements.
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Cat Amongst The Pigeons Fat Cat Barossa Valley Tawny NV
Posted: July 21, 2022
Traditional fruit driven style with soft subtle presence of raisined fruit. Good acid line.
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Reillys Blue Tonga Clare Tawny NV
Posted: July 21, 2022
An elegant and somewhat tannic, chocolaty red fruit style of tawny.
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De Bortoli Wines Old Boy’s 21 YO Fine (500ml) SEA Tawny NV
Posted: December 2, 2021
Full rancio bouquet with aged, honeyed nuances. Ageing brandy complexity to the dry palate showing nice sweetness and soft spiciness.
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Pirramimma Aged McLaren Vale Tawny NV
Posted: December 2, 2021
Oak and ageing spicy chocolaty fruit nose. Rich chocolaty length to the palate. Clean spirit and a tannic finish.
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Pirramimma Digby Rare Old T McLaren Vale Tawny NV
Posted: December 2, 2021
Ageing fruit aromas with noticeable spirit. A drier style palate with nice fresh oak, high level of spirit and tannins playing their part.
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Mission Barrique Reserve Fine Old Tawny NV
Posted: November 30, 2021
Amber/brown, this lightly fortified (16% alc/vol) blend of muscat, merlot and cabernet was made from the 1999 and 2004 vintages. Barrel-aged for over 15 years, it is mouthfilling, with a perfumed, muscat-like bouquet and sweet flavours of apricots, raisins and…
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Golden Oak Australian Tawny NV
Posted: November 30, 2021
Aged malty caramel bouquet and a palate that has complexity and age yet is still fruity.
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McWilliams Royal Reserve Australian Tawny NV
Posted: November 30, 2021
Easy drinking youthful style with spicy chocolaty nose and a creamy palate.
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Hayes Family Wines Show Reserve Barossa Valley Tawny NV
Posted: November 30, 2021
A wine with an excellent tawny colour and showing lovely complexity and age. Subtle aromas of chocolate and spicy red fruit and an elegant chocolate/mocha palate. Great rancio.
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Hayes Family Wines Very Old Rare Barossa Valley Tawny NV
Posted: November 30, 2021
Gracefully ageing tawny with great depth and richness. Nice rancio bouquet and lovely blend of flavours with an attractive brandy spirit lift.
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Hayes Family Wines Old Grand Barossa Valley Tawny NV
Posted: November 30, 2021
Spicy fragrances with hints of red fruits and an attractive straightforward palate.
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Chateau Yaldara 20 YO Barossa Valley Tawny NV
Posted: February 19, 2020
Lovely lift of orange peel and spices on the nutty/rancio nose. Amazingly smooth palate with long youthful dried fruit and citrus peel flavours with excellent spirit balance.
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1847 Wines 40 YO Barossa Valley Tawny NV
Posted: February 19, 2020
Big, rich, dense and complex style with figgy fragrances and a thick concentration of powerful “liqueurous” flavours with warming spirit characters and a fruity finish.
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1847 Wines 30 YO Barossa Valley Tawny NV
Posted: February 19, 2020
Old oaky/rancio characters on the nose and a rich palate full of figs and quinces with a touch of citrus and some warming spirit.
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Morris Black Label Rutherglen Tawny NV
Posted: September 4, 2019
A sweet uncomplicated style with a spirity rancio nose and soft and fruity in the mouth.
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Andrew Buller Wines Cannobie Rutherglen Tawny NV
Posted: September 4, 2019
Aromas of dark chocolate with burnt orange characters. Velvety smooth palate with very ripe, very sweet fruit. Different style!
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Seppeltsfield Para Liqueur South Australia Tawny 1991
Posted: July 3, 2019
A beautiful example of an aged tawny with pretty floral notes. Great caramel/toffee aromatic freshness and vibrant balance of aged fruit, oak, acidity and some nice rancio.
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Seppeltsfield Para 21 Year South Australia Tawny 1998
Posted: July 3, 2019
Attractive aged perfumed nose and delicate, sweet and clean palate with a complexity of oaky caramel flavours.
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Buller Wines Fine Old Tawny South Eastern Australia Tawny NV
Posted: July 3, 2019
Nose showing fresh blended fruit characters with ageing complexity. Palate is a richness of nutty rancio, oak and spices.
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De Bortoli Old Boy’s 21 Year Old Fine Tawny South Eastern Australia Tawny NV
Posted: July 3, 2019
A complex, nicely ageing, drier style with an elegance of lingering dried fruit characters and nutty rancio layered with chocolate/coffee-like elements and finishing quite dry.
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St Leonards Vineyard Hip Sip Rutherglen Tawny NV
Posted: July 3, 2019
Well balanced, ageing, easy drinking style with some good tawny complexity.
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Jericho Wines 15 Year Old Australia Tawny NV
Posted: July 3, 2019
Super intense but very balanced style with rich aged notes, nice tight tannins and rich, malty toffee/fruit cake characters with slight sweet/sour notes.
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Scarpantoni 30 Year Old McLaren Vale Tawny NV
Posted: May 1, 2019
Nose exhibits lovely aged rancio complexity with a delicious balance of fruit, oak and aged flavours. Quite a straightforward palate considering the age of the wine.
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Chateau Yaldara 20 YO Barossa Valley Tawny NV
Posted: July 4, 2018
Lovely lift of orange peel and spices on the nutty/rancio nose. Amazingly smooth palate with long youthful dried fruit and citrus peel flavours with excellent spirit balance.
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1847 Wines 40 YO Barossa Valley Tawny NV
Posted: July 4, 2018
Big, rich, dense and complex style with figgy fragrances and a thick concentration of powerful “liqueurous” flavours with warming spirit characters and a fruity finish.
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1847 Wines 30 YO Barossa Valley Tawny NV
Posted: July 4, 2018
Old oaky/rancio characters on the nose and a rich palate full of figs and quinces with a touch of citrus and some warming spirit.
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1847 Wines Pappy’s Barossa Valley Tawny NV
Posted: July 4, 2018
Beautifully complex aged style with luscious buttery rancio and lifted prune fruit characters.
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Chateau Yaldara Classic Barossa Valley Tawny NV
Posted: July 4, 2018
Spicy raisined bouquet with a nutty lift and complex aged flavours with viscous mouthfeel.
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Carmine’s Rare 35 Year Old SA Tawny NV
Posted: July 4, 2018
Big, dark molasses-like bouquet and powerful, thick, rich burnt sugar/toffee flavours. Lovely oak use and good age characters.
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Morris Cellar Reserve Rutherglen Tawny NV
Posted: July 4, 2018
Meaty on the nose with a nutty lift. The palate is rich, complex and layered with sweet raisined fruit, good use of oak and spirity richness.
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Morris Black Label Rutherglen Tawny NV
Posted: July 4, 2018
Toffee/molasses aromas with a fruity lift. Palate is rich and dark and warm and friendly.
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Gralyn Estate Margaret River Tawny NV
Posted: May 2, 2018
A drier style with nicely integrated spirit, lush dried fruit characters and lovely Christmas cake-like spiciness.
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LWE Barossa Valley Tawny NV
Posted: November 9, 2017
A young fiery tawny with dried prune and molasses aromas and nutty richness to the lovely long sweet fruit palate.
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St Leonards Vineyard Hip Sip Wahgunyah Tawny NV
Posted: November 9, 2017
A lovely example of a young, lively and pretty tawny; all florals, almonds and sultanas.
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Drayton’s Family Wines Heritage Vines Hunter Valley Tawny 1978
Posted: June 15, 2017
A very good tawny with a great aged rancio nose – smells of figs and raisins. More of the fig characters on the chocolaty palate.
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919 Classic Riverland Tawny NV
Posted: June 9, 2017
An excellent lighter style of tawny that offers easy drinking and is showing some great aged/rancio flavours supported by some excellent warming spirit.
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Morris Black Label Rutherglen Tawny NV
Posted: June 9, 2017
Simple, youthful and fruity. It appears very young and has a touch of tannin.
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Wolf Blass Yellow Label Australian Tawny NV
Posted: June 9, 2017
Complex nose; hints of rancio. Freshness on the palate gives the wine great drinkability.
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Wolf Blass Red Label Australian Tawny NV
Posted: June 9, 2017
A clean and elegant tawny with good warming spirit and nice drying finish.
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Banderra Estate Lucien Central Ranges NSW Tawny NV
Posted: June 9, 2017
Dark creamy liqueur like nose and big sweet Vegemite flavours with balancing spirit.
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Gralyn Estate Margaret River Swan Valley Tawny NV
Posted: June 9, 2017
Excellent tawny hues, quite an oaky and complex tawny with lovely aged/rancio aromas and a very rich and sweet palate showing good rancio purity.
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Carmine’s Grand Reserve South Australia Tawny NV
Posted: May 5, 2017
A liqueur style tawny with lovely old rancio nose and excellent sweet, spicy, hazel nut palate that has both freshness and obvious age
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Morris Cellar Reserve Grand Rutherglen Tawny NV
Posted: April 26, 2017
Complexity of intense rancio aged characters on the nose and lovely richness to the palate with the excellent fruit quality and development matched by the long acid drive. 3-5
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Morris Black Label Old Rutherglen Tawny NV
Posted: April 26, 2017
Cooked fruits, baked pastry and sweet spices lift off the nose. Sweet and unctuous in the mouth with dense chocolaty flavours.
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Morris Classic Rutherglen Tawny NV
Posted: April 26, 2017
A nice simple, but enjoyable, funky and chocolaty style. Very more-ish.
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Gralyn Estate Fortified Margaret River Tawny NV
Posted: April 20, 2017
Vibrant lifted quince paste and mocha bouquet with a fresh, balanced toffee and almond palate that’s still quite tight with a lovely line of acid.
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Trentham Estate Cellar Reserve Fine Old Murray Darling Tawny NV
Posted: April 20, 2017
Smells of fruit mince pies! Good aged development on the palate with a mix of spicy, nutty and orange peel flavours.
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Wolf Blass Red Label Tawny NV
Posted: April 20, 2017
A nose of chocolate, spices, nuts and prunes and a crisp and refreshing lean and linear palate.
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