Penfolds 50 Year Old Rare Tawny Port 750ml

Wineadvocate, #211, Feb 27, 2014 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Packaged in a fancy bottle of which only 330 bottles are produced each year, the NV Series One” 50 Year Old Port contains a minimum, average blended age of 50 years. Designed to be drunk within 12 months, this beautiful amber-brown wine exudes lovely walnut, molasses and toffee-laced aromas that are further embellished with an intriguing rancio character so complex it conjures the aromatic equivalent of a caramel-drizzled fruit cake. Incredibly rich, concentrated and multi-layered, there is abundant dried fruit and spice lifted by vibrant and refreshing acid to a very long finish. It is very much like a great Oloroso sherry.

With over 165 years of winemaking experience, the Penfolds winemaking tradition is both firmly established and well proven. It is a way of life; no more evident than in the fact that most members of the winemaking team have worked over twenty vintages each at Penfolds.
Experience has created a tradition of excellence, which in turn has led to the production of quality Australian wines, recognised the world over.
Penfolds has managed to create a truly unique and distinctive winemaking signature the Penfolds stamp, of which every member of the Penfolds winemaking team is immensely and justifiably proud.
Launched in 1998 with the 1995 vintage, Penfolds Yattarna Chardonnay is the result of one of the most comprehensive, focused and highly publicised wine development projects ever conducted in Australia. The aspiration and independence of mind across generations of Penfolds winemakers inspired the winery to embark on a program to create a white wine that stands alongside the standards of Penfolds Grange. Selectively sourcing only the very best Chardonnay fruit from cool-climate regions, coupled with sensitive and enlightened winemaking, the style continues to evolve. Yattarna reflects Penfolds patience and continued commitment to its original goal, its very name being drawn from the Aboriginal language, meaning 'little by little, gradually.' Each vintage provides the opportunity to further raise the quality bar.

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